Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to YouTube censoring actor Russell Brand this week, indicating that he would be interested in possibly working with alternative platform Rumble to counter the silencing of free speech.
Brand proclaimed he was “officially censored by YouTube” because the left-wing platform nailed him for promoting COVID misinformation. In response, he aired clips showing leftist media personalities making false pandemic claims that YouTube took absolutely no action against.
He said, “We made an apology video, we’ve taken that down as well, YouTube took down our original video, we’ve taken down the apology video because in case we reiterate the claim while apologizing for it.”
“We made an error, in my opinion, a relatively small error, and we’re being penalized! For me, that looks like censorship, and the reason I think it looks like censorship is because there’s mainstream media misinformation up all the time,” Brand said, according to Fox News.
“So we’re asking: Is there one standard for independent news broadcasters like us on our channel, and a different standard for what we would call the ‘mainstream media?’” he asked.
The good news is I’m moving to @rumblevideo & LIVE streaming there exclusively from tomorrow – Join me, weekdays from 5:00 pm(BST) – subscribe here https://t.co/qvIOKziJxu
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) September 27, 2022
The actor asserted that YouTube is actually part of the mainstream media. Musk appreciated his stance and tweeted to Brand, “Good point.”
Conservative Dan Bongino suggested that Musk team up with Rumble, “Elon, It would be really incredible if you and Rumble got together. A force multiplier like no other.” He responded, “I’m a little preoccupied [right now].”
Good point
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 27, 2022
I’m a little preoccupied rn
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 27, 2022
Chris Pavlovksi, who is the founder of Rumble, told Musk via Twitter, “Elon, I founded Rumble and forever wanted to work with you.”
“Below is from 2010 when I visited SpaceX. I was ready 12 years ago, and I’m ready 12 years from now. Whenever you’re ready 🚀,” he told the space mogul. “In the meantime, let’s peer our datacenters with Starlink to secure free speech 🙂”
Musk opened the door to the possibility by replying, “Maybe worth talking at some point.”
Maybe worth talking at some point
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 28, 2022
Musk is still tied up battling Twitter after he backed out of purchasing the social media platform because they ostensibly lied about the number of bots plaguing the service.
He’s no wallflower on just about any subject either. Last week, he gave his considered two cents on the nation’s monetary policy claiming it doesn’t make sense. A sentiment shared by millions of Americans.
The Federal Reserve increased the target federal funds rate by 0.75% on Wednesday. It sent the Dow plummeting by more than 500 points. On Monday, it fell another 900 points.
During an interview with CNBC, Wharton School professor Jeremy Siegel asserted that he was “very upset” and claimed the Federal Reserve’s sudden fiscal hawkishness makes “absolutely no sense.”
“It’s like a pendulum. They were way too easy… through 2020, 2021,” Siegel noted, making the observation that no members of the media were willing to ask Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tough questions during his rate hike announcement. “And now… ‘We’re going to be real tough guys until we crush the economy’ … Poor monetary policy would be an understatement.”
Musk, contended three months ago that he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy. He remarked on social media that Siegel is “obviously correct.”
Siegel is obviously correct
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 24, 2022
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