‘Free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk evades journalists’ questions on Twitter bans

‘There is not going to be any distinction in the future between journalists and regular people,’ tech billionaire says

Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022 in a deal worth $44 billion (Copyright-2022)

Elon Musk abruptly left a Q&A session on Thursday evening after facing questions about the suspension of several prominent journalists from Twitter.

Reporters from CNN, Mashable, The New York Times and The Washington Post were suspended after they tweeted about the suspension of the account ‘ElonJet’, which tracked the movements of the billionaire’s private jet.

Following the bans, BuzzFeed News reporter Katie Notopoulos organised a session on Twitter Spaces – an audio-based feature on the platform – which Mr Musk briefly joined.