The Boys Mocks Elon Musk And His Attempt At A Social Network – The USA Print – THE USA PRINT

In 2010 Iron Man 2 was released – 72% and Elon Musk appeared in a cameo, as he was considered the real-life Tony Stark, a billionaire technology genius. Two years earlier, the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression had begun. Today, 15 years from 2008 and 13 years from Iron Man 2, Musk is no longer admired as a genius and is rather considered a charlatan and another example of capricious billionaires who do what they want while millions of people barely have enough to eat. In this context, coupled with his recent disasters with the social network 85% mock the tycoon.

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Since Musk acquired Twitter) last October, the platform’s advertising revenue has plummeted by almost half, according to information from The Daily Pennsylvanian. Elon bought the app for US$44 billion, and now, a year later, it is worth approximately US$15 billion, a third of its original value.

The self-proclaimed “freedom of expression absolutist” had as his main objective to remodel the app into a digital plaza characterized by minimal censorship, a space where nothing would be limited for users. However, the relaxation of moderation standards quickly alienated advertisers, and many companies and users turned to alternatives, such as Threads of Meta, which registered 70 million people in the first two days after its launch.

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Due to this situation, and on the occasion of the launch of Gen V – 83%, a spin-off of The Boysthe official Vought account has mocked Musk with a video published on X, where we see that in the universe of the series the ruthless Homelander buys Twitter and turns it into V (first letter of Vought in the style of Musk’s X):

Coming soon, the most advanced social network known to both humans and superhumans. This is V, from Vought and Opera GX.

Coming soon, the most advanced social feed known to humans and superhumans alike. This is V, from Vought and @operagxofficial. pic.twitter.com/rqh8dB2ya0

— Vought International (@VoughtIntl) September 29, 2023

The fall of Twitter

Ads make up 90% of the social network’s revenue, making the status of advertising on X crucial to its success. Since Musk’s acquisition, X has experienced unprecedented levels of hate speech, causing companies and advertisers to abandon the app as security and trust progressively eroded.

Anti-hate groups such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) have scrutinized the app due to its rise in hate speech and content moderation policies. Musk, instead of taking responsibility, began blaming the ADL for a 60% drop in advertising revenue after they revealed the rise of hate speech on the platform.

According to the journalist Riane Lumer, Musk is the sole source behind the decline of the social network, however, instead of taking responsibility, he is deflecting blame against a Jewish organization. Not only does this seem hypocritical from the point of view of the freedom of expression that he defends, but it also seems like a method to deflect and reshape the narrative around his involvement with X, especially in the event of the company’s failure under his poor management.

For its part, Gene V is being a success, since in addition to obtaining critical approval it has managed to attract fans of The Boysa series that already mercilessly mocked rich celebrities and their whims, as well as the hypocrisy of large corporations, although its main targets are Disney and Warner Bros., because both have the two largest superhero franchises from the actuality.

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