“This was a mistake by many people at Twitter,” Musk tweeted in response to complaints. “It is definitely allowed. Whether or not you agree with using someone’s preferred pronouns, not doing so is at most rude and certainly breaks no laws.”
to be associated with him, initially didn’t side entirely with the conservative pundits. Hedging his support for the video, Musk tweeted at 8:57 p.m. ET Thursday that the video was “sensitive content” and that Twitter would not actively recommend it to people.
Neither The Daily Wire nor Walsh immediately responded to requests for comment. But Walsh celebrated on Twitter and called Musk’s help “a huge win.” Irwin, responding to a request for comment from NBC News, referred to Musk’s tweet that the departures were related to the fight over transgender rights.
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