Let’s do some time travel, back to the future style..At 3:45 pm on Friday, Nov. 18, CBS News and its affiliates stopped posting on Twitter, because the leadership of Elon Musk was creating "uncertainty.".During a segment on CBS, titled “Twitter Turmoil,” the network’s national correspondent, Jonathan Vigliotti, said “tonight, as questions mount over Twitter’s future, Elon Musk offers little reassurance he has a permanent plan, tweeting, ‘What should Twitter do next?’”.One of CBS’ flagship programs is 48 Hours and ironically, the network’s disconnect from Twitter didn’t last that long. At 9:36 am on Sunday, Nov. 20, CBS News tweeted: "After pausing for much of the weekend to assess the security concerns, CBS News and stations are resuming activity on Twitter as we continue to monitor the situation.".That announcement came just hours after Musk reinstated the Twitter account of Donald Trump..Musk replied to the tweet with a laughing hand over the face emoji, then advised CBS on Twitter, "They should bring Walter Cronkite back," latter trolling the network by posting a meme that referenced the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger..The tweet had the caption: "Our love will never die.".When CBS announced it was leaving Twitter, the Twitterverse lit up: NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck blasted the outlet, tweeting, “Pure idiocy from CBS News. Don’t whine then about why people don’t trust you when they can’t find you in the 21st century’s public square.”.He added, “CBS News quitting Twitter because they think @ElonMusk will allow hackers or something into their accounts is so weak. This is so stupid my head hurts.”.Journalist Timothy Burke tweeted, “I’m told this applies to all CBS-owned properties. CBS News previously announced tonight it would no longer be active on Twitter (using this identical language).”.The Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller criticized the network, writing, “Twitter does not belong to CBS News and they are going to learn this in a very hard way.”.Others mocked CBS News for its return to Twitter. BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock: "Clowns." Podcast host Lauren Chen: "CBS tried to rage-quit Twitter for attention but have predictably come crawling back." Journalist Michael Tracey: "Please keep us all updated on the very real situation you are definitely carefully monitoring." Clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson: "Translation: 'we virtue-signalled too impulsively and now are hastily backtracking, although we're trying hard to avoid taking any responsibility for the consequences of our stupidity.'" Investigative journalist Mairead Elordi: "'I'm running away from home' vibes." Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald: "CBS News has decided it's once again safe to use Twitter - but only for the moment! They are continuing to 'assess security concerns' and 'monitor the situation.' If there are more outbreaks of free speech or hearing from people journalists dislike, they may retreat again.".Musk blasts the New York Times.The Twitter owner also went after the New York Times, also known as The Gray Lady, on Sunday, responding to a tweet from author and independent journalist Matt Taibbi who posted a link to his article on Substack titled: "No, New York Times, You Don't 'Deserve Better' Than Donald Trump.".The Times editorial board took a swipe at Trump after he announced his candidacy for president in 2024 in an article titled "America deserves better than Donald Trump.".Taibbi hit back on Twitter, saying "New York Times says America doesn't 'deserve' Donald Trump, but the Times sure does, especially after winning a Pulitzer for a story botched across years.".The tweet included headlines from older New York Times articles that accused Trump of collusion with Russia during the 2016 election..In July, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens pulled a Mea culpa, writing "To this day, precious few anti-Trumpers have been honest with themselves about the elaborate hoax — there’s just no other word for it — that was the Steele dossier and all the bogus allegations, credulously parroted in the mainstream media, that flowed from it.”.Musk replied to Taibbi, "It is tragic how far New York Times has fallen – basically just boring af far left brainwashing at this point. The boring part is truly unforgivable!".Musk mocked the Gray Lady's motto, which was first used by former New York Times owner Adolph Simon Ochs in 1896, blasting out this tweet: "'All the news that’s fit to print' my ass."
