No Accountability Ever the center of attention, Elon Musk — through his social media site X — has managed to barge his way into the ongoing sale of Infowars to The Onion. In case you're not up to speed,

Does it feel like your X account belongs to you and you can do whatever you want with it? That’s not true, according to a new court filing from the social media company formerly known as Twitter. It’s an argument that X is making in order to throw a wrench in The Onion’s recent purchase of InfoWars,

After fantasizing about buying MSNBC and installing Alex Jones on the liberal media network, Elon Musk inserted himself into a legal battle to try to block The Onion from obtaining any X accounts belonging to the bankrupt conspiracy theorist.

Elon Musk's X weighed in on the pending sale of Alex Jones' InfoWars to satirical newspaper The Onion to claim ownership of the the bankrupt conspiracy theorist's accounts on the social media site. Why it matters: X in a Monday court filing argued that its users don't own their accounts and those accounts can't be sold or transferred to a third party without X's permission.

The Alex Jones bankruptcy trial has cascaded far beyond just the Infowars conspiracy theorist’s finances. X owner Elon Musk’s legal team has managed to get involved, setting off what could become a landmark battle over the fate of digital assets and who truly owns a social media account.

Elon Musk's X filed a limited objection to The Onion's bid to purchase Alex Jones' InfoWars out of bankruptcy, claiming it had "superior ownership" over the outlets' X accounts. The objection, filed Monday in a Texas bankruptcy court,

Elon Musk's X Corporation is blocking the transfer of Alex Jones' Infowars social media accounts to The Onion, asserting platform ownership in a move that could redefine digital account rights.