Elon Musk took to Twitter to react to the controversy. (File)

Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday accused the media of being racist in opposition to whites and Asians after US newspapers dropped a white caricature writer who made derogatory feedback about Black People.

The Los Angeles Instances, the Washington Publish and USA At the moment have been amongst newspapers that canceled the cartoon “Dilbert” after its creator Scott Adams stated Black People have been a hate group and posted racist feedback on his YouTube channel on Wednesday.

In replies to tweets in regards to the controversy, the Tesla and Twitter chief govt stated the media had lengthy been racist in opposition to non-white individuals however are actually “racist in opposition to whites & Asians.”

“Possibly they will attempt not being racist,” Musk tweeted.

In response to an account that stated white victims of police violence get a fraction of media protection in comparison with Black victims, Musk stated the protection is “Very disproportionate to advertise a false narrative.”

Musk didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Musk’s views on social points have been more and more below the microscope since he took over Twitter in October.

He has sparred with civil rights teams over Twitter’s stage of safety in opposition to hateful content material and the reinstatement of some accounts that beforehand had been suspended. Some advertisers have left the platform over considerations about model security, and Twitter has rolled out some new controls for advert placement.

Musk’s newest tweets come after the Dilbert creator advised white People “get the hell away from Black individuals”. Adams, the cartoonist, was responding to a ballot by the conservative Rasmussen Reviews that stated 26% of Black respondents stated they disagreed with the assertion “It is OK to be white.”

The transfer to drop the cartoon was “not a tough determination”, the Plain Seller newspaper in Ohio instructed its readers on Friday.

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