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Twitter CEO and African-American billionaire Elon Musk yesterday sat down with BBC âjournalistâ James Clayton for an interview, where the two had a now-viral argument over Twitterâs alleged rise in âhateful content,â as well as Twitterâs COVID âmisinformationâ policy changes.
During their conversation, Clayton, without any evidence to back himself up, claimed that Muskâs acquisition of the company has resulted in âa rise in hateful content.â
âContent you donât like or hateful, describe a hateful thing?â Musk asked.
Clayton replied, âI mean you know just content that will elicit a reaction, something I mean something that is slightly racist or slightly sexist, those kinds of things.â
âSo you think if something is slightly sexist it should be banned?â Musk retorted. âNo, Iâm not saying anything,â said Clayton.
WATCH: The moment @elonmusk confronts @BBC reporter @JamesClayton5 for not being able to provide a single example of hate speech he has witnessed on Twitter.
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Elon also points out the BBCâs double standards regarding Covid misinformation. pic.twitter.com/EBRCcOrTP4— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) April 12, 2023
âWell youâve asked me whether my feed, whether itâs got less or more, yes itâs got slightly more,â Clayton claimed, again, without any evidence.
âIâm asking for examples. Can you name one example?â Musk said. âHonestly I honestlyââ Clayton began before Musk interjected: âCan you name a single example?â
âIâll tell you why,â the BBC wordsmith said. âBecause I donât actually use that feed anymore because I donât particularly like it. Actually, a lot of people are quite similar.â
At this point, the journalist cited his lack of interest in Twitterâs âFor Youâ feed as his reason for being unable to cite a single example of hate speech. Musk, unimpressed, ultimately accused the reporter of lying.
Musk replied, âWait a second, you said youâve seen more hateful content, but you canât name a single example, not even one.â
âIâm not sure I used that feed for the last three or four weeks,â Clayton said. âThen how did you see the hateful content?â said Musk.
âBecause Iâve been using Twitter since youâve taken over for the last six months,â Clayton said. âOkay so then you must of at some point seen hateful content, Iâm asking for one example. And you canât give a single one,â Musk continued.
BREAKING: @ElonMusk shut down this pro-censorship BBC reporter and left him scrambling on how to justify his own questions on misinformation and the supposed rise in hate speech.
Listen till the end. pic.twitter.com/J7L6eKtKJK
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âAnd Iâm saying Iâveââ Clayton began before Musk again interjected: âThey Iâm saying you donât know what youâre talking about.â
âReally!?â Clayton cried. âYes, because you canât give a single example of hateful content not even one tweet, and yet youâve claimed the hateful content was high. Thatâs a false,â Musk explained.
âNo,â replied Clayton. âYou just lied,â Musk said.
Eventually, Clayton abruptly left the interview, leaving Musk alone to field questions from the audience.

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