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“We’re Screwed Without It” Elon Musk Defends His Free Speech Twitter Takeover on Joe Rogan’s Podcast

Musk outlines "duty" to acquire Twitter, vowing to counter censorship and restore transparency.

Elon Musk speaking into a microphone with a red curtain background.

In a new episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk shared insights into his motivations for acquiring Twitter (now X) and the implications for free speech, calling the platform's previous approach “insane” and highlighting its shift under his leadership. Musk said he felt a duty to buy Twitter, suggesting that without his intervention, “we’re screwed.”

Rogan praised Musk, expressing gratitude for what he saw as a stand against censorship. He credited Musk’s decision as a “fork in the road” for free expression, allowing more transparency into practices of “suppressing information.”

Musk echoed this, noting he had been “attuned” to suspicious shifts in the platform’s operation long before the acquisition. “I was the most interacted-with user on Twitter... If they change the system, I can tell immediately,” he said, adding that the platform's decision to deplatform then-president Donald Trump was “insane.”

https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/elon-twitter.mp4

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