Elon Musk seemed to take a swipe at the Associated Press on Thursday, the latest pushback on news outlets that Musk claims are pushing misinformation.
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In a pair of tweets, Musk called the news outlet an "expert in misinformation" after it published a report about a poll he conducted earlier in the day.
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"Twitter couldn’t hope to compete!" he added in the tweet.
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The comments came after Musk conducted a poll of his 118.8 million followers, asking them if Twitter should offer "a general amnesty to suspended accounts" that did not break the law or attribute to spam posts on the platform.
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After more than 3.1 million people responded to the poll — and a whopping 72.4% said "yes" Twitter should reinstate these accounts — Musk tweeted: "The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week."
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AP then published a report acknowledging Musk’s decision, which Musk then seemed to dispute.
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"New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting ‘amnesty’ for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment
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hate speech and misinformation," read the AP report published on Nov. 24.
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After Musk’s initial tweet, he said AP "piqued" his "curiosity" about the "online experts" the new outlet had spoken to and then cited in their report.
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The swipe is the latest in Musk’s recent pushback on news outlets that have allegedly misreported details concerning him and Twitter.