‘Mycelial Threads’ (detail) by Graeme Walker. (x)
Acrylic on board. 116x74 cm. January 2022.
Man Trolls Elon Musk With Projected Messages on Twitter HQ
A Bay Area man is battling online hate speech while simultaneously trolling Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, by projecting messages on an exterior wall of the firm’s San Francisco headquarters.
A self-described projection activist, Alan Marling first beamed messages on the firm’s Market Street tower in 2017, when Donald Trump and “the company amplified lies and hate speech,” Marling said.
Marling has been outside the company’s offices again in the wake of Musk’s takeover. As recently as Monday night, he projected the message, “Free hate speech,” on the wall with an arrow pointing to Twitter’s sign. ...
... Marling said that if hate speech and white supremacist conspiracy theories are allowed on Twitter, it could drive out people of color, minorities and women. Read More »