nternet sensation Hailey Welch, A.K.A.
the 'Hawk Tuah' girl has already gained nearly 250k followers on X alone and she has been very active on every social media. But she has felt more at home on the platform owned by bilionaire tech mogul Elon Musk. In a recent meme she shared about the credibility of mainstream media vs news on X, the internet was outraged over her choice.
In the image, Welch appears with one of them cowgirl-stuled hats in the classic Drake meme where he picks the second over the first option. In the option she rejects, Welch placed the phrase 'traditional news sources' and the option she liked was simply X. The post reached a million impressions in just a few hours.
As a reaction to this, Welch responded to a few comments beow the meme she posted by defending herself from accusations that Elon Musk pays her money. She claims that she "memes for free". But this simple meme touches on a very interesting topic that needs to be discussed more.
It's about the increasing distrust in traditional news media and how influential X has become since Elon Musk purchased it. It also speaks of social commentary people keep making about inconsistencies in Elon Musk's message that need to be pointed out. The reality is that Welch's meme is only half true but let's take some time to explain why.
Elon Musk "freedom of speech" vs mainstream media When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he vowed to be a 'free speech' champion and initially delivered on his commitment. But Musk quickly found out that Twitter is much more than a town square for the entire world. It is also a place where nations control speech and the messages they send to their followers.
He soon found out that despite having his own social network, he still had to kneel to some world leaders. After getting to this realization, we suddenly started getting some inconsistencies as Elon Musk has been sensoring and banning whoever didn't fit his agenda. This means that 'Hawk Tuah' girl needs to do her research before posting a meme.
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