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X suspends 'White Dudes for Harris' account after fundraiser
Elon Musk’s X suspended an account for “White Dudes for Harris” after massive fundraiser raised $4 million for the Vice President.
The more than three-hour online call Monday evening featured actors Mark Hamill, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sean Astin and Josh Gad, among others who expressed their support and enthusiasm for Harris on the presidential ticket. While the exact reasons behind it are unclear, it reignited broader concerns among Democrats that the platform, which Musk bought in 2022, could be used to influence the online discourse in the months leading to the presidential election. He laid off a majority of the staff, loosened the site’s rules on hate speech, ended its policy against covid-19 misinformation and reinstated a number of previously banned accounts.
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