{"id":513538,"date":"2022-11-21T18:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T15:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-invokes-late-son-as-reason-for-alex-jones-twitter-ban\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T18:29:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T15:29:34","slug":"elon-musk-invokes-late-son-as-reason-for-alex-jones-twitter-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-invokes-late-son-as-reason-for-alex-jones-twitter-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk invokes late son as reason for Alex Jones&#8217; Twitter ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a414131d9e95\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a414131d9e95\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-invokes-late-son-as-reason-for-alex-jones-twitter-ban\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_invokes_late_son_as_reason_for_Alex_Jones_Twitter_ban%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk invokes late son as reason for Alex Jones&#8217; Twitter ban&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_invokes_late_son_as_reason_for_Alex_Jones_Twitter_ban%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk invokes late son as reason for Alex Jones&#8217; Twitter ban&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk invoked the memory of his late infant child when explaining why he won\u2019t allow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back onto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, the host of the popular Infowars podcast, repeatedly told his millions of followers that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, in which 20 first-graders and six educators were killed, was a hoax that was staged by \u201ccrisis actors\u201d to enact more gun control.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Jones was ordered to pay in excess of $1.44 billion in damages to the families of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy firstborn child died in my arms,\u201d Musk tweeted in response to Kim Dotcom, the internet entrepreneur, who implored the new Twitter boss to restore Jones\u2019 account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt his last heartbeat,\u201d Musk tweeted, adding: \u201cI have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Dotcom, the German-born founder of the now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload who is wanted by the Justice Department for crimes including copyright infringement and racketeering, urged Musk to allow Jones back onto Twitter \u201cin the interest of real free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22295519295190.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alex Jones, the host of the popular Infowars news site, has pushed conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.\" class=\"wp-image-24731958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22295519295190.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22295519295190.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22295519295190.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22295519295190.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alex Jones, the host of the popular Infowars <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> site, has pushed conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Justice Department has sought Dotcom\u2019s extradition from his place of exile in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf serial liars like [President] Biden and [former President Donald] Trump are allowed on Twitter then Alex Jones should be allowed too,\u201d Dotcom tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who has made waves by restoring controversial accounts including those of Trump, Ye (also known as Kanye West), the satirical news site the Babylon Bee and right-leaning author Jordan Peterson, was also pressed by secularist author Sam Harris as to why he wouldn\u2019t allow Jones back on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven,\u201d Musk tweeted at Harris, a critic of the mogul who has advocated for maintaining the ban on Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter permanently banned Jones in 2018 citing videos and posts that \u201cviolate our abusive behavior policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-55.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk with his first wife Justine Musk\" class=\"wp-image-24731957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk said the memory of losing his first child is the key factor behind his decision to keep Jones off Twitter. Musk is seen with first wife Justine Musk.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Justine Musk<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jones has also been de-platformed by major tech firms such as YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, Facebook and Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Musk and his first wife, Justine Musk, welcomed their first son, Nevada Alexander Musk. But the boy tragically died of sudden infant death syndrome at the age of 10 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The couple went on to have a set of twins \u2014 Griffin and Xavier Musk \u2014 in 2004 and a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>lets \u2014 Kai, Saxon and Damian Musk \u2014 in 2006, a total of five children.<\/p>\n<p>Six weeks after filing for divorce from Justine Musk, Elon Musk got engaged to British actress Talulah Riley. The two would go on to get married in 2010.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-54.jpg?w=744\" alt=\"Justine Musk, Elon Musk's first wife, is seen in Los Angeles in June.\" class=\"wp-image-24731956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1488 1488w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1116 1116w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=744 744w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=372 372w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justine-musk-221121-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\"\/><figcaption>Justine Musk, Elon Musk\u2019s first wife, is seen in Los Angeles in June.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/01\/01\/teslas-elon-musk-files-for-divorce-again\/?_ga=2.253135759.706282662.1669031122-694995313.1667310443&amp;_gl=1*1jrchkv*_ga*Njk0OTk1MzEzLjE2NjczMTA0NDM.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY2OTA0Mjk2NC4xMi4wLjE2NjkwNDI5NjQuMC4wLjA.\">divorced for the first time in 2014<\/a> \u2014 only to reconcile and remarry 18 months later. 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