There’s an ancient adage that goes, “If you come at the king, you better not miss.”
That’s a lesson one BBC reporter should have learned before attempting and failing to challenge self-described “Chief Twit” Elon Musk for supposedly allowing “hate speech” to flourish on Twitter after owning the service. The journalist was unable to cite a specific example of hate speech he had witnessed on Twitter, and Musk chastised him for his lack of preparation in a spectacular way.
“We’ve spoken to people very recently who were involved in moderation and they just say there are not enough people to police this stuff, particularly around hate speech in the company.” In an interview published Tuesday night, BBC U.S. Tech reporter James Clayton stated. “Is that something you want to address?”
Musk was quick to ask for clarification from Clayton.
“What hate speech are you talking about? I mean, you use Twitter,” he asked. “Do you see a rise in hate speech? Just a personal anecdote … I don’t.”
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BBC ‘journalism’ at its finest 🤦🏻♂️
BBC Journo: “There’s been a rise in hatful content on Twitter.”@elonmusk: “Give me an example.”
Journo: “I can’t.”
Musk: “You just lied.” pic.twitter.com/wOfzn5vGfJ— Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) April 12, 2023
Clayton, for his part, argued that on his For You page — the Twitter tab that exposes persons you don’t follow — the personally receives “more of that content.” Musk then inquired further, “Content you don’t like or…?” “Describe something repulsive.”
Clayton was unable to provide a suitable definition.
“Yeah, you know just, content will solicit a reaction that may include something slightly racist or sexist, those kinds of things,” he said tepidly.
Musk was obviously surprised as to how “slightly sexist” content could be considered hate speech and hence banned. Musk asked Clayton to provide another example, but after some back and forth, the journalist revealed that he hadn’t glanced at the ForYou page in about a month.
“Well, then how can you say you’ve seen more hateful content?” Musk asked point-blank.
Clayton claimed he was able to do so because he had used Twitter since Musk took over.
“So then at some point, you must have seen hateful content,” the Tesla founder said. “I’m asking for one example and you can’t give a single one.” Clayton stammered and Musk said, “I say sir that you don’t know what you are talking about.”
“Really?” the reporter shot back.
“Yes because you cannot give me a single example of hateful content, not even one tweet,” Musk said. “And yet you claimed that hateful content was high … That is false, you just lied.”
Twitter users slammed the BBC in response to the interview.
“One would imagine, if you are going to tackle one of the brightest people on the planet, about a company he has recently bought, that you’d come into the discussion at least semi-prepared,” one Twitter user tweeted. “What a car wreck of an interview.”
https://twitter.com/abelmike/status/1646135411448639488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1646135411448639488%7Ctwgr%5Edfeb48a444a110d38367a21baf2bf536e9e7f63e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fwatch-elon-musk-shreds-bbc-reporter-who-claims-hate-speech-is-increasing-name-one-example
“This conversation between Elon Musk and a BBC journalist is hilarious,” Konstantin Kisin, host of TRIGGERnometry, said. “Note how quickly these narratives collapse when released into the real world.”
This conversation between Elon Musk and a BBC journalist is hilarious. Note how quickly these narratives collapse when released into the real world. pic.twitter.com/ZnPWUqtZAg
— Konstantin Kisin (@KonstantinKisin) April 12, 2023
Kisin, indeed, hit the nail on the head. Hate speech cannot be defined by legacy media. The Left’s definition is essential “speech we don’t like.” As a result, the press’s only option is to reference so-called experts on the subject as evidence that damaging discourse is on the rise. When someone like Musk requests further proof, they fall short, just like Clayton.
It should be emphasized that Musk insisted that this interview be broadcast in its entirety on Twitter Spaces, which he thankfully did.
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According to Jack Posobiec, the BBC report on the interview “omitted the part where Elon challenged this journalist on ‘hateful content.'”
“The article actually says the BBC challenged ELON on hate speech!” Posobiec added. “This is why he required the live Twitter Spaces.”
Look at how the BBC is covering the interview
They omitted the part where Elon challenged this journalist on ‘hateful content’
The article actually says the BBC challenged ELON on hate speech!
This is why he required the live Twitter Spaceshttps://t.co/A4IQ4pF4J9
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 12, 2023
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