{"id":516417,"date":"2022-11-26T18:02:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/who-elon-musk-likes-to-talk-to-on-twitter-including-catturd\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T18:02:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:02:06","slug":"who-elon-musk-likes-to-talk-to-on-twitter-including-catturd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/who-elon-musk-likes-to-talk-to-on-twitter-including-catturd\/","title":{"rendered":"#Who Elon Musk likes to talk to on Twitter \u2014 including Catturd"},"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-6a3fbfd4cc8d3\" 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-6a3fbfd4cc8d3\" 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\/who-elon-musk-likes-to-talk-to-on-twitter-including-catturd\/#%E2%80%9CWho_Elon_Musk_likes_to_talk_to_on_Twitter_%E2%80%94_including_Catturd%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Who Elon Musk likes to talk to on Twitter \u2014 including Catturd&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWho_Elon_Musk_likes_to_talk_to_on_Twitter_%E2%80%94_including_Catturd%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Who Elon Musk likes to talk to on Twitter \u2014 including Catturd&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s takeover of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> roiled the social network, and elevated a slew of right-wing voices on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>In his public tweets, Musk has shown a willingness to engage with accounts popular on the right that once were under constant threat of permanent suspension from the network. <\/p>\n<p>One user, known only to his fans as \u201cCatturd,\u201d has also become a Musk favorite. The pro-Trump account is run anonymously and represented only by a cat wearing glasses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of now, I\u2019m still Shadowbanned, ghostbanned, searchbanned, and Twitter removed 1200 followers today \u2013 as usual. Nothing has changed \u2013 I\u2019ll report again tomorrow.\u201d Catturd said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1585773773629685760\">tweet on Oct. 27.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk replied, \u201cI will be digging in more today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Catturd said he was unavailable for comment when The Post reached him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mike Cernovich said he though Musk came to Twitter to &quot;blow off steam.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24795917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mike Cernovich said he though Musk came to Twitter to \u201cblow off steam.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Such new friends are a significant departure from Twitter\u2019s last high-profile boss Jack Dorsey, a lefty known for palling around with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson and Critical Race Theory guru Ibram X. Kendi \u2014 who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dribram\/status\/1296484641369710594?lang=en\">Dorsey supported<\/a> with a $10 million research grant. <\/p>\n<p>Mike Cernovich, a right wing influencer and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/05\/20\/james-gunn-says-hes-a-better-person-after-guardians-of-the-galaxy-firing\/\">cancel culture pioneer<\/a> who has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=From%3A%40ElonMusk%20%40Cernovich&amp;src=typed_query\">engaged with Musk frequently on Twitter<\/a> this year, said he believed the billionaire came to the platform to \u201cblow off some steam\u201d and was drawn to right-wingers for their ideological diversity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you go on Twitter and you want to read <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> what do you get by reading any of the top 100 lefties? Message discipline, regime propaganda, here is why the orange man is bad and why Biden is the fittest 80 year old man ever,\u201d Cernovich said. \u201cThey don\u2019t pack a lot of punch and if you want something a little bit light-hearted you have to go to the right.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk's take is a significant shift from Jack Dorsey, who pals around with left-wing influencers.\" class=\"wp-image-24795926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk\u2019s take is a significant shift from Jack Dorsey, who pals around with left-wing influencers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat is [New York magazine writer] Jonathan Chait offering the discourse? When is the last time you went to his account other than to laugh at him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Since purchasing the social network and taking it private last month, Musk has said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1595114874614390789\">he agreed<\/a> with claims by right-wing author Dinesh D\u2019Souza that \u201ccensorship [on Twitter] has been deployed as a one-way operation against conservatives.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysia-based contributor to the right wing Rebel News, says he believes Musk was drawn to his \u201chuman level\u201d thoughts and observations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk previously said he agrees with claims by right-wing author Dinesh D'Souza. \" class=\"wp-image-24795937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk previously said he agrees with claims by right-wing author Dinesh D\u2019Souza. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI treat him like a human being,\u201d Cheong said. \u201cI feel people are being overly harsh on him. A lot of the time people have these weird demands on him like he\u2019s some sort of robot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=From%3A%40ElonMusk%20%40StillGray&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top\">months of correspondence<\/a>, Musk and Cheong have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1595334357925134336\">critiqued Black Lives Matter,<\/a> and discussed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1578002979927515137\">the war in Ukraine<\/a>. When Cheong told Musk to \u201cstop <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>easing the activists because they will stop at nothing to hurt Twitter regardless of what you do,\u201d the billionaire responded, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1588613591275827200\">\u201cyou\u2019re right.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s a right winger. I think he\u2019s a moderate. I think he wants to have a diversity of opinions,\u201d Cheong said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;I treat him like a human being,&quot; Ian Miles Cheong said of his relationship with Musk.\" class=\"wp-image-24795941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-catturd-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI treat him like a human being,\u201d Ian Miles Cheong said of his relationship with Musk.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ian Miles Cheong\/ Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cheong critics say he is a longtime web troll who has used his large following to inflame US culture wars. In 2020 he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/malaysia-man-criticized-naming-black-085501228.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGPpT0sQaSOoA1rOgBGYBbShxXSbOmMi2dwlz6puMFz-s-zg7p4rUJ_BFQAQGTBl-NDCxae-8hBoOZIy2yX3s8qmgSS95OAY9PvnRN4TuNrsNcMQs5aB2U4N7G15N486LzaP0uAr2jh-r7sQi3NohIJoIyiGfGhwd3X72T4YpReJ\">falsely accused<\/a> a black man of being \u201cnumber one suspect\u201d in a shooting of two Los Angeles police officers. 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