Alyssa Milano tweeted that she had traded in her Tesla for a Volkswagen and “loved it.” Elon Musk liked a response pointing out that VW was founded by Adolf Hitler’s government. Elon Musk pointed to Volkswagen’s Nazi links after actress Alyssa Milano said she was trading in her Tesla for a VW over “hate and white supremacy” on the platform. In a tweet on Saturday, the “Charmed” star suggested she traded in her car because of Musk, while challenging advertisers to leave the platform. “I gave back my Tesla. I bought the VW ev. I love it,” Milano tweeted. “I’m not sure how advertisers can buy space on Twitter. Publicly traded company’s products being pushed in alignment with hate and white supremacy doesn’t seem to be a winning business model.” Conservative comedians the Hodgetwins replied by pointing out that Volkswagen was “literally founded” by the Nazis, to which Musk replied with a laughing emoji and a “100” sign. (…) Milano is one of many celebrities to voice their opposition to Musk’s Twitter, which saw a spike in hate speech following his takeover. A report released by Musk on Saturday said that figure had since fallen back to pre-acquisition levels. Advertisers have left in droves over their concerns about such issues.
via businessinsider: Elon Musk points to Volkswagen’s Nazi links after Alyssa Milano swaps her Tesla for a VW over ‘hate and white supremacy’ on Twitter