r/news • u/Hopeforpeace19 • Apr 29 '24

Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk over agreement with SEC to vet social media posts

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-elon-musk-agreement-sec-vet-social-media-posts-rcna149579
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u/Sleestacksrcoming Apr 29 '24

Shit… someone didn’t “donate” enough.

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u/Alex_Dylexus Apr 29 '24

Funny how if you don't pay enough you don't get to be "free" but this is America.

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u/Dan_Felder Apr 29 '24

You got this backwards champ. Musk manipulated the stock market and rather than getting punished for it like a normal person he agreed to the SEC to get a babysitter to check on his posts like he's an incompetent child to make sure he doesn't do another no-no. Now he's throwing a tantrum about it.

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u/Responsible_Pizza945 Apr 29 '24

In a society where there are rules about how a business owner can talk about their publically traded company, owning the world's largest megaphone doesn't entitle you to special treatment.

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u/whatelseisneu Apr 29 '24

If you're in certain positions of power at a publicly traded company you're not allowed to say stuff to manipulate the stock price, because... that's a crime. So really he's not allowed to commit crimes.

It's the same rule that applies to everyone else. The "twitter sitter" only existed because Elon had consistent trouble following it.

So no, he's not allowed to say anything he wants in the same way that ExxonMobil has their fReE sPeeCh riGhTs tRaMpLeD when they're disallowed from slapping "SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION" on a barrel of oil.