X claims ownership of Infowars accounts [View all]
Source: The Hill
11/27/24 11:37 AM ET
X, the social platform owned by Elon Musk, is getting involved in the pending bankruptcy sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars to the satirical newspaper The Onion. In an objection filed Monday, X said its terms of service (TOS) prevent Jones’s X accounts from being sold off without the company’s approval. The platform does not oppose the other aspects of the sale.
Musk has developed an increasingly close relationship with President-elect Trump, having donated millions to Musk’s own pro-Trump super PAC and appeared on the campaign trail. After the election, Trump named Musk to co-head a new “Department of Government Efficiency,” and he has been a frequent presence at Mar-a-Lago.
“The Trustee now seeks to contravene X Corp.’s TOS by improperly selling or otherwise transferring the X Accounts (which neither Jones nor his bankruptcy estate own) to a third party,” X wrote in Monday’s objection. “While X Corp. takes no position as to the sale of any Content posted on the X Accounts, X Corp. is the sole owner of the Services being sold as part of the sale of the X Accounts.”
Jones and his company filed for bankruptcy protection after the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims sued Jones for defamation over his false claims the shooting was a hoax, winning $1.5 billion from him. Jones’s assets are now being liquidated, including Infowars, his right-wing conspiracy website.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5012284-elon-musk-x-alex-jones-infowars-sale-the-onion/
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