Elon Musk says X will fund legal bills if users treated unfairly by bosses

[SouthBayDem]

Source: BBC

Elon Musk has said X, formerly known as Twitter, will pay the legal bills of anyone who is treated unfairly by their employer for their activity on his social media platform.

On Sunday, Mr Musk told users that financial assistance from his platform would have "no limits".

He asked users to "let us know" if they had experienced unfair treatment for posting or liking something.

Formerly known as Twitter, the social media platform was renamed last month.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66420177

[Walleye]

1. And he will throw in this nice bridge in Brooklyn

Anybody expects him to keep his word deserves what they get. We got a new class now, bully billionaires. How can a person be that wealthy and be so insecure

[PatSeg]

15. It is rather bizarre, isn't it?

In so many ways he reminds me of Trump, only a smarter version of the same insecure bully. Clearly no amount of money will ever make such people happy. Another pompous ass with major daddy issues.

[DENVERPOPS]

18. LOL

He is not even original with that statement.......LOL AGAIN

Didn't some other deranged psychopath say the exact same thing? I'll cover your legal bills, I've got your backs???????

I guess, nearing a thousand of them, (and still counting) are sitting in jails and prisons for having believed and trusted him, carrying out his dirty work on J6th......And, if they believed him, regardless of his entire past history, they are beyond ignorant and stupid......

Same goes for his entire CABAL of associates, advisers, counselors and voters. Including every last Republican Politician across this entire country.........Boy, you talk about the absolute epitome of: "Having drunk the Kool-aid". They all are getting kicked to the curb for conspiring with him in trying to overthrow the government.....They are all so brainwashed they don't even realize their donations for legal funds are merely yet another grift with the money going into his bank account and not a penny being spent to defend all of them....

[dalton99a]

2. And you can take that to the bank

[Tetrachloride]

3. I am Musky's personal lawyer

and under penalty of X-communication,
I swear that the money was there yesterday and will be tomorrow

[bronxiteforever]

4. Sure he will...

Frozen Yogurt and Electric Rollercoasters [Link]
2,355 days since Elon Musk promised Tesla employees free yogurt and electric pod rollercoasters in exchange for not unionizing. (2/23/2017)
"There will also be little things that come along like free frozen yogurt stands scattered around the factory and my personal favorite: a Tesla electric pod car roller coaster (with an optional loop the loop route, of course!) that will allow fast and fun travel throughout our Fremont campus, dipping in and out of the factory and connecting all the parking lots."
Elon Musk, quoted by Caroline O'Donovan in Buzzfeed News

Magical Brake Pads [Link]
1,684 days since Elon Musk said brake pads on a Tesla would never need to be replaced. (12/26/2018)
"Vast majority of vehicle motion is returned to the battery, as the electric motors act like a generator in reverse. Brake pads on a Tesla literally never need to be replaced for lifetime of the car."
Elon Musk in a Tweet
2,630 days since Elon Musk charged thousands of dollars to replace brake pads on a Tesla. (5/24/2016)
As reported by James Ayre in Clean Technica

See this excellent site that follows Musk’s promises and predictions.
https://elonmusk.today/

[paleotn]

12. Hmmmmm....

I wonder what our resident Musk acolytes have to say about all that? Crickets probably.

[2naSalit]

21. Ringling Bros....

Would be proud of this guy.

[reACTIONary]

23. Particularly the P. T. Barnum division. nt

[2naSalit]

24. Yes!

Thanks, I couldn't remember his name! My brain's a little foggy this morning.

[LizBeth]

5. Kinda like Trump was going to pay all kinds of peoples legal fees for something

don't remember what.

[PatSeg]

17. Ah yes, I remember that

It was at a rally when he invited people to punch any protestors and not to worry, he'd pay their legal fees. Yeah, like hell he would.

That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline.

[LizBeth]

26. That was it, thanks....

[PatSeg]

27. You're welcome

I can't believe anyone buys their crap.

[TurboDem]

6. "I'll pay your legal bills"

Hmmmm, where have we heard that before?

When will these rubes wake up and realize they're being played?

[2naSalit]

20. +1

[AllaN01Bear]

7. how about paying your employees that are left a fair and living wage to start

with , oh and how about paying your bills.

[former9thward]

22. The average base pay at Twitter is $117,000.

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Twitter/Salary

I have never heard employees at Twitter are not paid a living wage.

[ananda]

8. Everyone, leave X now!

I left a long time ago and do not regret it.

[orthoclad]

9. Just don't use it.

Don't post, don't link to it. Advertisers count views! Clicks monetize Mux.

[womanofthehills]

36. Not a good idea - 80 million Americans are on X

The majority are 20 to 49 yr olds. 50% of them get their news from X .

Do you want them all to have no Dem influence? Dems need to stay on X to influence the younger population.

[jvill]

10. So Musk thinks his users are morons..?

…

[sakabatou]

25. Probably

[paleotn]

11. The man child just doesn't get it.

Most of the states have right to work laws. Something cherished by most Republicans, since an employer can fire someone for any reason that does not violate federal title 7. Last I checked, cranky ass nazi types aren't a protected class.

[Farmer-Rick]

13. He says a lot of stupid crap

But most of it never comes to pass.

[Attilatheblond]

14. His re-branded site seems to be losing users fast. Looking to stir up controversies and tweets

as his advertising revenue continues to decline.

Musk translation: 'Dear disgruntled employees (except musk employees, of course) please post your woes and bolster the site I have ruined. I will (maybe, but probably not) pay your legal bills when your employers fire you for using your free speech here on X. I may do this because I am such a staunch supporter of employees in America, as any laid off Twitter engineer or Tesla employee will tell you. And have a complementary frozen yogurt, if you can find the mythical pop up stands I may, or may not, have place in my factory.'

[womanofthehills]

37. Now that X is monetized, it's all changing - need a blue check to get paid

Like TicToc, influencers can now make a living on X.

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=YZgyyp4w_z7vW3neKxa6cQ

[Beastly Boy]

16. And he will be the sole arbiter of what is "unfair"

or what qualifies as a "legal bill".

[PatSeg]

19. Good point

And the definition of "unfair" or "legal bill" will vary from day to day depending on his mood. He is getting more erratic all the time.

[republianmushroom]

28. Yep, right up to the time to pay, then..?

[Obvious85]

29. 'We Will Defend NAZI's!' is the translation

what a loser

[truthisfreedom]

30. Weird that he'd pre-arm employers like this.

Now nobody’s getting fired for posting there. They’ll all get fired for being on social media on work time.

[Sessuch]

31. Reminds me of Trump

Trump declared the same thing for his supporters

[sakabatou]

32. Didn't Trump say something similar?

[TygrBright]

33. LOL, does that include employees of the social media company formerly known as Twitter? N/t

[Martin68]

34. Sounds like a great business model. Go for it, Elon!

[Eugene]

35. A promise coming from a company that stiffs its vendors, landlords and former employees.

Good luck with getting to Musk to actually pay up.

[LostOne4Ever]

38. Start with this guy!

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/elon-musk-twitter-engineer-fired-eric-frohnhoefer/

[Happy Hoosier]

39. What a joke.

Employers can Constitutionally have conduct clauses, including social media policies. No amount of Elon’s money (that he would pay only very selectively) os going to change that.

[Happy Hoosier]

40. I wonder if that covers X-employees trashing X on X.

What a turd.