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How can he? It was a sale. Is he going to authorize everything?

coding123 2y ago
Twitter handles are owned by Twitter, not other entities. Also the sale was blocked is the last I heard due to improper sale.
- slau 2y ago
  It’s not blocked, and there is no improper sale. Well, there is if you listen to Jones. Jones is alleging that there was fraud and collusion between the Sandy Hook parents/victims and the executor of the sale. The judge will make a decision in a couple of weeks. There are two things being discussed with the judge—Jones’ allegations and a request from the appointee to approve the sale, and the judge has decided to handle both things in a single session. Jones is trying to delay thing, and spouting a lot of nonsense in the process as usual. https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-auction-onion-newtown-8352f1e442c5d37f64a798416ff5afa8 https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-auction-onion...
  - devops99 2y ago
    “I want a fair and transparent process and let’s just see where the process goes,” Lopez said. Yikes.
labcomputer 2y ago
IANAL, but AIUI, the situation is somewhat analogous to “debtor in possession”. For example, if a “factory and everything in it” is sold in a bankruptcy auction, the buyer doesn’t get the vending machines owned by the 3rd party caterer. The vending machines are in possession of the debtor, but not owned by him. So the bankruptcy court can’t transfer them. X is arguing that users do not own their handles, so X cannot be compelled to transfer a handle from one user to another as part of a bankruptcy auction.
- explain 2y ago
  And per ToS, accounts cannot be sold. A company can be sold including its assets (its X account), but not a personal account - which Jones' account is. @InfoWars and @AlexJones are different issues entirely.
  - gameman144 2y ago
    > A company can be sold including its assets (its X account) The argument would be that a company's X account is not one of its assets -- it is one of X's.
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- hmcq6 2y ago
  While I agree I'm pretty sure InfoWars is a trademark the Onion now owns? I don't think that means X is required to transfer the handle but I wonder if that would open them up to further lawsuits
  - devops99 2y ago
    Judge says he must still approve sale of Infowars to The Onion https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/judge-review-alex-jones-attempt-block-infowars-sale-onion-rcna181377
    - hmcq6 2y ago
      *will own
- gigatexal 2y ago
  I get that. But also disagree with Elon (shocker, I know!). But also Alex Jones is a horrible human and his platform being sold to pay the debts the courts awarded the families he harmed is poetic justice Kendrick Lamar couldn’t have written better than. Here’s hoping the Onion gets the assets and can satirize Jones for ever and ever as the putz that he is.

Twitter handles are owned by Twitter, not other entities. Also the sale was blocked is the last I heard due to improper sale.

slau 2y ago
It’s not blocked, and there is no improper sale. Well, there is if you listen to Jones. Jones is alleging that there was fraud and collusion between the Sandy Hook parents/victims and the executor of the sale. The judge will make a decision in a couple of weeks. There are two things being discussed with the judge—Jones’ allegations and a request from the appointee to approve the sale, and the judge has decided to handle both things in a single session. Jones is trying to delay thing, and spouting a lot of nonsense in the process as usual. https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-auction-onion-newtown-8352f1e442c5d37f64a798416ff5afa8 https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-auction-onion...
- devops99 2y ago
  “I want a fair and transparent process and let’s just see where the process goes,” Lopez said. Yikes.

labcomputer 2y ago

IANAL, but AIUI, the situation is somewhat analogous to “debtor in possession”. For example, if a “factory and everything in it” is sold in a bankruptcy auction, the buyer doesn’t get the vending machines owned by the 3rd party caterer. The vending machines are in possession of the debtor, but not owned by him. So the bankruptcy court can’t transfer them. X is arguing that users do not own their handles, so X cannot be compelled to transfer a handle from one user to another as part of a bankruptcy auction.

explain 2y ago
And per ToS, accounts cannot be sold. A company can be sold including its assets (its X account), but not a personal account - which Jones' account is. @InfoWars and @AlexJones are different issues entirely.
- gameman144 2y ago
  > A company can be sold including its assets (its X account) The argument would be that a company's X account is not one of its assets -- it is one of X's.
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hmcq6 2y ago
While I agree I'm pretty sure InfoWars is a trademark the Onion now owns? I don't think that means X is required to transfer the handle but I wonder if that would open them up to further lawsuits
- devops99 2y ago
  Judge says he must still approve sale of Infowars to The Onion https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/judge-review-alex-jones-attempt-block-infowars-sale-onion-rcna181377
  - hmcq6 2y ago
    *will own
gigatexal 2y ago
I get that. But also disagree with Elon (shocker, I know!). But also Alex Jones is a horrible human and his platform being sold to pay the debts the courts awarded the families he harmed is poetic justice Kendrick Lamar couldn’t have written better than. Here’s hoping the Onion gets the assets and can satirize Jones for ever and ever as the putz that he is.