- X’s owner posted a scathing message about Lambie
Elon Musk has branded Jacqui Lambie an “enemy” of the Australian people for deleting her X account following her scathing tirade against the social media boss.
The war of words broke out when Lambie urged other politicians to boycott X, formerly Twitter, after Musk refused to remove footage of the Wakeley church stabbing from the platform.
Musk criticized the Tasmanian independent senator in a series of posts overnight, writing: “Absolutely. She (Jacqui Lambie) is the enemy of the Australian people.”
In a separate post, Musk added that Lambie “has absolute contempt for the Australian people.”
Elon Musk has slammed independent senator Jacqui Lambie, calling her an “enemy” of the Australian people, after she deleted her X account and urged other politicians to do the same.
Lambie deleted his X account on Tuesday after using the online platform to unleash a scathing attack on the billionaire boss.
The senator branded Musk an “absolute bloody disgrace”, claiming he should be jailed for refusing to remove content from the stabbing at a western Sydney church.
‘I think (Elon Musk) is a social media expert with no social conscience. “Someone like that should be in jail,” Senator Lambie told Sky News on Tuesday.
“I don’t give a damn about the platform.”
‘When you want to lead by example, you have to do it from here, so start turning off X.
Senator Lambie’s party account X, Jacqui Lambie Network, remains active on the platform despite the last post being published in 2022.
It comes as Musk escalated his dispute with Australian regulators, the eSafety Commissioner this week.
The Federal Court ordered on April 15. .
The company said it had temporarily complied with the order in Australia while it fights it in court, but argued that a global takedown order violates the principle of free speech, a point Musk has stressed.
Failure to comply with the court’s decision to eliminate positions could result in X being fined nearly $800,000 a day and the executives being charged with contempt of court.
On Tuesday, Musk shared a post claiming Albanese had given free publicity to
“I would like to take a moment to thank the Prime Minister for informing the public that this platform is the only truthful one,” Musk said.