The world’s richest man Elon Musk has said some words have 'price to pay'. 'You can say it, but there is a price to pay,' said Musk (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk sparked fury among some online users after he suggested some words have a “price to pay”. ‌

The world’s richest man responded to a post by American tech entrepreneur Blake Scholl, who uploaded a screenshot of a statement by far-right political activist Charlie Kirk . He was assassinated earlier this month and previously said that hate speech “does not legally exist” in the US, adding that there is “gross speech”, “ugly” speech and “evil” speech, but that it is all protected by the First Amendment of the American constitution. ‌

Scholl said “don’t forget” in his X post, to which Musk replied “that is co

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