Users of China's Weibo social media platform have mixed feelings about the purchase of the micro-blogging site by Musk.
The takeover was praised as a step forward for freedom of speech, but the other side said it was an example of how Western capitalism allows the rich to control too much.
At 2 p.m. On Tuesday, the topic of Musk's deal had received over 130 million views.
One user wrote a comment about the spirit of freedom with nearly 3,000 likes. Their comment had a thumbs-up symbol.
He doesn't want the Democrats to control the media. The forces behind the Republican Party want to control public opinion, according to one user.
Musk claimed that he purchased the social media site to protect free speech, but it has become a propaganda tool for the Chinese government.
He is young, innovative, and not so old-fashioned, so I hope he runs for president. They wrote that these few years, American presidents have all been older.
Musk is not eligible for the office of the US presidency because he was born in South Africa.
The billionaire's purchase of the social media platform was used by other social media users to criticize the West for allowing a prominent billionaire like Musk to gain ownership of a major social media platform.
As long as you have economic capital, you can control the President of the United States, according to one user in a Weibo thread.
Another user asked what capitalism had to do with the freedom of people. Are you protected? One wrote that you will soar.
The idea that the US is hypocritical in emphasizing freedom of speech was amplified by users who pointed out that Western whistle blowers face charges in the US.
The irony was not lost on some Weibo users.
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