The text messages described a series of actions Musk should take after he gained full control of the social media platform: “Step 1: Blame the platform for its users; Step 2: Coordinated pressure campaign; Step 3: Exodus of the Bluechecks; Step 4: Deplatforming.”
It’s important to remember that the far-right does strategize like this, like an abusive partner planning revenge on an ex.
Do you know what the most common topic of discussion is in neo-nazi chat rooms? It’s not how much they hate minorities, it’s how to get other people to hate minorities just as much as they do.
Unsurprisingly, popular techniques include memes, pretending to be moderates or “leftists”, blaming progressives for people becoming neo-nazis, signal boosting content that reflects badly on “undesirables” and of course their current favourite, pretending those undesirables are sexual predators or support sexual predators.
