Post by account_disabled on Feb 18, 2024 4:53:29 GMT -5
In a tweet posted Wednesday night, businessman Elon Musk blamed Facebook, to some extent, for the violence at the United States Capitol building . Congress met on Wednesday to certify the result of the US presidential election. Fueled by President Donald Trump's violent rhetoric and claims of election fraud, rioters stormed the Capitol . As a result of these altercations, 4 people have died: one of them from a police shot and 3 from medical emergencies. In this context, Musk shared a meme that linked the riots to Facebook. The image showed dominoes, in which the smallest one makes the others fall, was labeled as "a website to rate women on campus", in reference to the creation of the social network created by students of Harvard University.
Trump promises an "orderly transition" after Biden is confirmed as the winner of the election, but insists that he "totally disagrees" with the result On the largest domino was a post by Mark Leibovich, chief national Europe Cell Phone Number List correspondent for The New York Times Magazine , saying, "The Capitol appears to be under the control of a man in a Viking hat ." Leibovich's comment was in reference to Jake Angeli, a well-known QAnon influencer nicknamed the 'Q Shaman,' whose photo was widely shared Wednesday when he stormed the Capitol wearing a horned fur helmet similar to a Viking.
Social media has come under increasing criticism in recent months for allowing misinformation to spread, including from Donald Trump. Musk has been openly critical of Facebook for years. So much so that in February, he urged people to delete their Facebook accounts , calling the platform "pathetic," and in May he tweeted "Facebook sucks" during a confrontation with the social media giant's artificial intelligence leader. Musk, unlike other business leaders on Wednesday , did not directly condemn the rioters or speak out against the violence. Google CEO Sundar Pichai called it the "antithesis of democracy" in an internal memo seen by Insider , and Apple CEO Tim Cook said that "those responsible for this insurrection must be held accountable."
Trump promises an "orderly transition" after Biden is confirmed as the winner of the election, but insists that he "totally disagrees" with the result On the largest domino was a post by Mark Leibovich, chief national Europe Cell Phone Number List correspondent for The New York Times Magazine , saying, "The Capitol appears to be under the control of a man in a Viking hat ." Leibovich's comment was in reference to Jake Angeli, a well-known QAnon influencer nicknamed the 'Q Shaman,' whose photo was widely shared Wednesday when he stormed the Capitol wearing a horned fur helmet similar to a Viking.
Social media has come under increasing criticism in recent months for allowing misinformation to spread, including from Donald Trump. Musk has been openly critical of Facebook for years. So much so that in February, he urged people to delete their Facebook accounts , calling the platform "pathetic," and in May he tweeted "Facebook sucks" during a confrontation with the social media giant's artificial intelligence leader. Musk, unlike other business leaders on Wednesday , did not directly condemn the rioters or speak out against the violence. Google CEO Sundar Pichai called it the "antithesis of democracy" in an internal memo seen by Insider , and Apple CEO Tim Cook said that "those responsible for this insurrection must be held accountable."