Asmongold explains why he “totally supports” Elon Musk suing Twitch
Streaming star Asmongold says he “completely supports” Elon Musk suing Twitch for allegedly conspiring to boycott ads on X, formerly known as Twitter, in a massive lawsuit.
In August, Elon Musk hit back at advertisers who had left X, formerly known as Twitter, by filing a lawsuit against members of the Global Alliance of Responsible Media. In his suit, Musk alleges that the members worked together to boycott advertising on his platform.
Despite streaming on Twitch daily, Asmongold says he “completely supports” the SpaceX boss’ lawsuit against the Amazon-owned platform.
“I actually completely support Elon Musk in this. I do, I totally support him,” Asmon said during his November 19 stream after the news broke.
“So, this has been a massive problem. Here’s what the problem is – companies are effectively acting like cartels, and what I mean by that is that companies are making decisions in a group. And, because of that, they are exercising monopoly control over markets by functioning as a cartel, and by, I believe, breaking anti-trust laws.”
The World of Warcraft streamer added that he wants Musk to “go as far as he possibly can” with the suit.
“I totally support him, I think that he should go as far as he possibly can because I don’t want to have my decisions, I don’t want to have my speech regulated by international companies that use slave labor. That’s basically it. Yeah, I don’t want to see that happen,” he continued.
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In response to a Dexerto tweet, Asmongold elaborated on his position and why he sides with Musk on the lawsuit.
“Companies operating as a quazi-government in order to compel behavior should concern everyone,” he argued.
Companies operating as a quazi-government to compel behavior should concern everyoneI know a lot of people hate Elon, but hopefully the greater evil of companies acting collectively as cartels is evident by nowAnti-trust laws exist for a reason
“I know a lot of people hate Elon, but hopefully the greater evil of companies acting collectively as cartels is evident by now. Anti-trust laws exist for a reason.”
Twitch has had its own issues with advertisers, with some claiming there is an“adpocalyse” on political content.
