Activist Shaun King has deleted his Twitter account quickly after posting that Elon Musk's buy of the platform is "about white energy."
King, who rose to prominence through the begin of the Black Lives Matter motion, took down his account hours after he criticized the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's plans to take over Twitter.
On Monday, it was confirmed that Musk clinched a deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, which implies the world's richest man will now have management of the social media web site.
"At its root, Elon Musk wanting to buy Twitter just isn't about left vs proper. It is about white energy," King tweeted earlier than the takeover was confirmed.
"The person was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist. He is upset that Twitter will not permit white nationalists to focus on/harass individuals. That is his definition of free speech.
"Elon Musk has overtly referred to as himself a 'free speech absolutist' and stated that he needs to create an area the place something could be stated about anybody. That is why white nationalists are giddy right now. Right here on Twitter and different platforms that I observe each day. It is harmful," King stated.
"And pay attention, I do not even just like the Democratic Occasion. So for me, this is not about left vs proper. By no means. It is about how the richest man on this planet, a son of Apartheid, raised by a white nationalist, needs to make sure his speech, and that of different white males, is not censored."
King beforehand deleted his Twitter account and set his Instagram web page to personal in July 2021 after asserting he was taking a break from social media.
The activist has changed into a controversial determine lately over allegations he mishandled or mismanaged charitable funds he helped elevate through initiatives he arrange, which King denied.
In 2021, Samaria Rice, the mom of 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was shot useless by police in Cleveland, Ohio in November 2014, condemned King for trying to boost cash in her son's identify with out the household's consent.
Samaria Rice additionally accused King of being a "white man appearing black" and an "impostor that may not be trusted."
King, who has a white mom, has been accused of mendacity about being biracial. In 2015, King stated that the white man listed on his start certificates just isn't his organic father, however his organic father as an alternative is a Black man who he has by no means met.
In an announcement confirming the takeover of Twitter, Musk stated he needs to make the platform "higher" by introducing new options, eradicating spam bots and authenticating all human customers.
"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital city sq. the place issues very important to the way forward for humanity are debated," Musk stated.
"Twitter has super potential—I sit up for working with the corporate and the neighborhood of customers to unlock it."
Earlier than the takeover was introduced, Musk had tweeted: "I hope that even my worst critics stay on Twitter, as a result of that's what free speech means."
Replace 04/26/22, 3:12 a.m. ET: This text was up to date with further data.
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