Musk A Social Media Autocrat: Sudanese Cartoonist

Khalid Albaih, a Romanian-born Sudanese political cartoonist has tagged Elon Musk as having a bloated ego and a practitioner of dictatorial tactics, and he is making the same mistakes many tyrants made before him.

Photo Insert: Albaih said Musk is typical of tech gods who also double as masters of the universe.

In an opinion piece for Aljazeera, Albaih said Musk is typical of tech gods who also double as masters of the universe.

“Their fervent quests to grow their fortunes and their egos have pushed them onto the political scene and exposed their self-serving agendas. Musk made his political intentions for the Twitter takeover quite apparent, tweeting in May – while the deal was still not concluded – a painting of Louis XIV, the ‘Sun King.’ A self-declared ‘free-speech absolutist,’ he crowned himself the new ‘enlightened’ king of social media and declared that he will set Twitter ‘free,’” Albaih stressed.

Just like an ambitious power usurper, he started his takeover of Twitter by talking about “democracy” and the “will of the people,” but made a mockery out of them. He quickly transformed what he himself called “the digital town square” into his own private back yard, where he rules supreme.

Just like a classic dictator, Musk has also shown no tolerance for dissent and criticism. He has reportedly fired employees for daring to speak up against his decisions within the company or on social media.

Just like a standard authoritarian, he hates the press and does not hesitate to censor it (albeit presenting himself as a freedom of speech advocate). In mid-December, he suspended the accounts of several journalists who had been critical of him.

Just like a wannabe autocrat, Musk is seeking to extract as much wealth as possible by merciless exploitation. He has canceled benefits, forced employees into endless working days, and even installed beds in the Twitter headquarters to squeeze any living energy out of them for the benefit of his company.

Not bad for a child of apartheid. And like a good tyrant, he has overseen an exodus of people from his domain, some leaving voluntarily, others being forced into “exile.” He is a clone of Omar al-Bashir of Sudan.

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