Elon Musk blocks transfer of InfoWars account on X

The Onion’s acquisition of InfoWars, recently auctioned off as part of its controversial owner Alex Jones’ asset liquidation to pay his libel victims, has no doubt caused a commotion among right-wingers.

It also seems to be causing a stir with Elon Musk, who is reportedly trying to do everything he can to block access to the InfoWars account on X by its new owner, The Onion.

Musk asserts, via his X social network, that it is he who decides whether to authorize the sale or transfer of X accounts.

According to him, he is not obliged to hand over the keys to the controversial and very popular InfoWars account to its new owner, the satirical site The Onion.

The social network filed a “limited objection” to the sale of InfoWars in Texas. While Musk and company don’t object to the sale generally, X says its users don’t own their accounts and can’t sell or transfer them without its authorization.

According to the terms of use, X Corp. owns the X accounts and specifies that the company only grants its users a non-exclusive license to use them.

Recall that The Onion recently announced it had acquired InfoWars, but that First United American Companies, an alleged losing bidder, as well as ex-owner Alex Jones, opposed the sale.

They claim that First United American Companies would have offered a higher sum than The Onion and accuse the liquidator overseeing the auction of collusion with the Sandy Hook families and the satirical website.

Alex Jones’ business was auctioned off due to court rulings requiring him to pay $1.5 billion to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

This follows false accusations he repeated for years, claiming the shooting was a “hoax” and that the victims and their parents were actors.

The sale agreement to The Onion is currently on hold pending a court hearing scheduled for next month.