Elon Musk's mom slams NYT over 'white privilege' hit piece
$Tesla(TSLA.US$ founder Elon Musk's mother spoke out against The New York Times this week after the newspaper claimed in a recent story that her son was "detached from apartheid's atrocities" during his youth in South Africa.
The article suggested Musk was sheltered from the truth and that the government's censorship fueled his defense for freedom of speech.
In promoting the article on $Twitter (Delisted)(TWTR.US$, the Times wrote: 'Elon Musk grew up in elite white communities in South Africa, detached from apartheid's atrocities and surrounded by anti-Black propaganda.'
The story comes amid fears from many in the mainstream press that Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter last month means the social media platform will become flooded with misinformation because of the billionaire's previous comments suggesting a commitment to free speech.
"Mr. Musk has heralded his purchase of Twitter as a victory for free speech, having criticized the platform for removing posts and banning users," the reporters wrote.
"It is unclear what role his childhood — coming up in a time and place in which there was hardly a free exchange of ideas and where government misinformation was used to demonize Black South Africans — may have played in that decision," the story continues.
But Maye Musk, the CEO's mother, snapped back at the paper on Twitter, writing: 'In South Africa, if you publicly opposed apartheid, you went to jail. In Russia, if you publicly oppose the war, you go to jail. @nytimes, are you going to blame children for decisions made by governments?'
Source: Business Insider
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