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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElon Musk - Dead at 52 - Says There Is No Need for Misinformation Laws

Oligarch Elon Musk, found dead in his home last night, says it is not the role of social media networks to determine what is true or not.
The Tesla and X owner, who is believed to have died from a heroin overdose while watching animal porn, said he would fight any attempts to stop the spread of misinformation on his platform.
Police revealed that Musk, who says it is up to the public to decide what was true or not, had been fighting incest charges at the time of his death.
His funeral is next week.
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This is an updated version of the article: Mark Zuckerberg Dead at 36 Says Social Media Sites Should Not Fact Check Posts
The Tesla and X owner, who is believed to have died from a heroin overdose while watching animal porn, said he would fight any attempts to stop the spread of misinformation on his platform.
Police revealed that Musk, who says it is up to the public to decide what was true or not, had been fighting incest charges at the time of his death.
His funeral is next week.
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This is an updated version of the article: Mark Zuckerberg Dead at 36 Says Social Media Sites Should Not Fact Check Posts
Source: https://theshovel.com.au/2024/04/23/elon-musk-dead-at-52-misinformation-laws/
(This is satire, BTW.)
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Elon Musk - Dead at 52 - Says There Is No Need for Misinformation Laws (Original Post)
AnrothElf
Apr 2024
OP
Had my hopes up for a moment, when I first read the headline. Clever argument with just a headline.
marble falls
Apr 2024
#7
Hang around here long enough and you'll be coming up with other ones just as good.
marble falls
Apr 2024
#11
Easterncedar
(6,267 posts)1. Hah
Easterncedar
(6,267 posts)3. Good thing you said it was satire
My wishful thinking did try for a second to make sense of it.
canetoad
(20,769 posts)4. Kick
Will they change their tune when it affects them?
2naSalit
(102,793 posts)5. I was just...
Cursing him moments ago, I was kind of excited when I read the title! Then I scrolled down to check for signs of satire.
Darn.
Bayard
(29,693 posts)6. Got me on that one!
marble falls
(71,926 posts)7. Had my hopes up for a moment, when I first read the headline. Clever argument with just a headline.
AnrothElf
(923 posts)9. Right? Not mine obvi
marble falls
(71,926 posts)11. Hang around here long enough and you'll be coming up with other ones just as good.
gopiscrap
(24,733 posts)8. wish it was true
LudwigPastorius
(14,725 posts)10. He won't die until he can figure out a way to...
be buried with all of his money and his Tesla/Space X employees, like a latter day pharaoh.
AnrothElf
(923 posts)12. Launched into orbit in a Cyberneurotrucklink!
ShazzieB
(22,590 posts)13. My reaction to this took me by surprise.
I don't like how much I wanted this to be real. I suspected it wasn't and my suspicions were confirmed pretty quickly, but I was shocked to realize how disappointed I was.
I did not have a conscious desire for him to be dead, but the way I felt for a couple of seconds I thought he might be and then realized it was a false alarm was shocking to me. Yikes.
druidity33
(6,915 posts)15. Not gonna lie... i got a 2 sec thrill too. nt.
usonian
(25,324 posts)14. He won't die until he uploads his brain
to every Tesla ever made.