X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
On Monday, X filed an objection in The Onion’s bid to buy InfoWars out of bankruptcy. In the objection, Elon Musk’s lawyers argued that X has “superior ownership” of all accounts on X, that it objects to the inclusion of InfoWars and related Twitter accounts in the bankruptcy auction, and that the court should therefore prevent the transfer of them to The Onion. The legal basis that X asserts in the filing is not terribly interesting. But what is interesting is that X has decided to involve itse...
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