Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told chief twit Elon Musk to “lay off the proto-fascism” and “disconnect” Thursday after he banned several journalists from the platform.
“You’re a public figure. An extremely controversial and powerful one,” Ocasio-Cortez posted in reply to a Musk tweet claiming the journalists had posted his “exact location … assassination coordinates.”
“I get feeling unsafe, but descending into abuse of power + erratically banning journalists only increases the intensity around you,” the New York Democrat tweeted.
“Take a beat and lay off the proto-fascism. Maybe try putting down your phone.”
Her reaction came as Musk justified the bans by claiming the reporters had “doxxed” him — just two weeks after railing against Twitter’s former ownership for suppressing journalism.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2022/12/16/aoc-goes-after-elon-musk-over-doxxing-claims-lay-off-the-proto-fascism/
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