Representative Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez took to Twitter Thursday night to say she sympathized with Elon Musk’s desire to prevent himself from being doxed — but still branded his ban on nine journalists as ‘proto-fascism.’
Her comments come after Musk suspended the accounts of at least nine journalists who he said tweeted links to an account which tracks the movements of his private jet, an action he likened to posting ‘assassination coordinates.’
The congresswoman said ‘I get get feeling unsafe,’ noting that she has also experienced similar threats to her safety, and added that she felt the billionaire was descending into abuse of power’ to try to protect himself.
Journalists Ryan Mac of the New York Times, Drew Harwell of The Washington Post, Donie O’Sullivan of CNN, Matt Binder of Mashable, Michah Lee of The Intercept, Steven Herman of VOA, along with Aaron Rupar, Tony Webster, and Keith Olberman, all found their Twitter accounts suspended on Thursday.
Following the suspensions,…
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