Maye Musk has criticized the widely-read American daily newspaper for posting a tweet saying that her son, Elon Musk, was detached from 'apartheid-era atrocities'.
In promoting an article about the Pretoria-born billionaire on social media the Times wrote:” 'Elon Musk grew up in elite white communities in South Africa, detached from apartheid's atrocities and surrounded by anti-Black propaganda”.
The media giant went on to say that as a youngster he did not ‘suffer the effects of misinformation.'
Maye responded on Twitter, saying: 'In South Africa, if you publicly opposed apartheid, you went to jail. In Russia, if you publicly oppose the war, you go to jail. @nytimes, are you going to blame children for decisions made by governments?'
In South Africa, if you publicly opposed apartheid, you went to jail. In Russia, if you publicly oppose the war, you go to jail. @nytimes are you going to blame children for decisions made by governments? #StopTheWar ???????? https://t.co/4wJt1ui0st
— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) May 5, 2022
Elon Musk will reportedly take over the role of CEO of Twitter once his acquisition of the popular social media platform is complete, he has said that he will prioritize free speech on the site, open-source its algorithms, eliminate spam and add new features.
