Elon Musk violated the agreement it signed with Twitter to finalize the purchase of the company and thereby affected a key employee of the company. The Tesla CEO tweeted a meme of Vijaya Gadde, the company’s policy and security officer. The picture mocks the bias to the left that exists in Twitter’s moderation policies.
Although Elon Musk has spoken out against moderation on the platform, the agreement submitted to the SEC states that Musk can’t post tweets mocking Twitter or its employees since yesterday. The tycoon ignored the warning and his publication not only broke the rules, but also generated a wave of harassment towards the lawyer.
The Vijaya Gadde meme dates back to 2019, when the lawyer and Jack Dorsey went to Joe Rogan’s podcast. During his participation, Gadde got into an argument with the youtuber Tim Pool after he accused Twitter of regulate in favor of progressives and veto any contrary opinion.
The debate revived after Gadde’s reaction to the Twitter purchase. In accordance with Politician, the lawyer cried at the meeting where it was announced that Elon Musk would be the new owner of the social network. The meme was not the only time the CEO of SpaceX charged against the lawyer.
In a reply tweet to journalist Saagar Enjeti, Musk said that the suspension to new york post that was wrong. The controversial newspaper was temporarily blocked in October 2020 after publishing an article by Joe Biden’s son. Subsequently, Jack Dorsey publicly apologized for the fact.
Suspending the Twitter account of a major news organization for publishing a truthful story was obviously wildly inappropriate.
The Vijaya Gadde meme is considered harassment and some have already spoken out against it. Dick Costolo, who served as Twitter CEO for five years, public: “Bullying is not leadership,” to which Elon Musk responded, “What are you talking about? I’m just saying that Twitter should be politically neutral.”
The horde of Elon fans was not far behind and they are flooding the mentions of Gadde with insults and macho jokes.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the rules, least of all when it comes to Twitter
Elon Musk he is not a person who takes warnings seriously. The billionaire was sued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2018. According to the SEC, Musk tweeted that he was sure he could take Tesla private if he wanted to. The publication sent the company’s shares skyrocketing and caused investors accused him of manipulating the market.
The SEC banned him from using social media to disclose sensitive information to Tesla investors without prior authorization. Despite the fact that Elon Musk promised that all his publications would be approved by the company, the tycoon failed at his word and tweeted without authorization. Elon has attempted to nullify the fraud agreement, however, A federal judge in New York denied the request..
In the purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk signed an agreement in which both parties should consult before making public statements or issue press releases about the acquisition. Elon may refer to the purchase, but do not insult the company or its employees.