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Twexit23: Black Twitter is Making a Mass Exodus. Will you be Left Behind?

Ivylockewrites
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5 min readJul 4, 2023

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In case you've missed it, Emperor Elon Musk is running a muck over on Twitter. Personally, I was rooting for Elon. Watching a rogue billionaire go toe-to-toe with such a major conglomerate, and win was fun. Also, the censorship on many of these sites is exhausting and has constantly reminded us that we were never as "free" as they claim.

Over the months, I saw lots of truth-tellers trickle back onto the site. Whether I agree with their talking points or not, it was nice to see a social media site that doesn't immediately suspend accounts for saying certain buzzwords and daring to question certain topics. So, no matter how this ends, I hope more wealthy public figures stand up against this widespread censorship and tyranny.

That being said, my support of Elon begins and ends there. I'm afraid I have to disagree with his plan to microchip the general population. In my opinion, this is yet another symptom of late-stage capitalism and the fact that the lives of…

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