Introduction

Elon Musk on Saturday said his social media company X, which was formerly known as Twitter, would provide monetary legal aid to users who face blowback from their bosses over posts on the platform.

Users in Hot Water

Users, including many celebrities and others in the public eye, have occasionally found themselves in hot water with their employers over controversial things they have posted, liked or retweeted on the platform.

Musk’s Promise

“If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill,” he wrote on the site.

“No limit. Please let us know.”

Details of Claiming

Musk gave no details on how users could claim their money.

Advertising Business Collapse

Since the tycoon bought the social media platform for $44 billion last October, its advertising business has collapsed, in part because of its looser approach to blocking hate speech, and the return of previously banned far-right accounts.

Musk’s Motivation

Musk has repeatedly cited a desire for free speech as motivating his changes and lashed out at what he sees as the threat posed to free expression by changing cultural sensitivities.

Hate Speech on the Platform

According to the nonprofit organization Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), hate speech has flourished on the platform.

X’s Response

X has disputed the findings and is suing the CCDH.

Trump’s Twitter Account Reinstated

In December, Musk reinstated former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, although Trump has yet to return to the platform.

Ban and Reinstatement of Kanye West

X recently reinstated rapper and designer Kanye West around eight months after his account was suspended, according to media reports.

Last fall, West, who now goes professionally by Ye, posted an image that appeared to show a swastika interlaced with a Star of David, and Musk suspended the artist from the platform.