Last week, I told you about Citadel LLC winning an arbitration case to shut down parody site Citadel Air. Now Citadel Air is fighting back:

A critic of the financial firm Citadel and its CEO has filed a lawsuit to stop the transfer of his domain name.

The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Arizona, seeks to reverse the arbitration decision and keep the site online. From Domain Name Wire:

In the lawsuit, Britt alleges, “This is simply a case of a multi-billion dollar company trying to silence a private citizen who is critical of its operations and pokes fun at its CEO’s extravagant lifestyle.”

I had the pleasure of speaking with the creator of Citadel Air, Christopher Britt, recently. He’s an eloquent man with a deep belief in freedom of speech.

From our conversation:

I have seen far too many people and parody accounts censored, suspended, or outright banned on Twitter. I have seen Citadel LLC and their CEO Ken Griffin silence individuals and companies like a bully. Let’s think about this… the 45’th wealthiest individual in the United States is going out of his way to silence me?

This is now a First Amendment issue.

I am fighting back because Ken Griffin believes that throwing money and lawyers at individuals to silence them is the right thing to do.

I agree wholeheartedly with Chris. He should have a right to parody a powerful, famous man and his company.

Chris is clearly not trying to impersonate Citadel. He’s not offering asset management services under the Citadel name or anything like that.

He’s merely making gentle fun of a controversial billionaire.

What does America stand for if all it takes to shut someone up is money?

I, among others, encourage Chris to raise money for his fight. I’d be glad to donate.

But he has declined. For him, it’s not about money.

It’s personal.

I wish him the very best!

---

What do you think of Citadel and Griffin trying to shut down Chris’s site? Leave a comment at the bottom and let me know!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

P.S. Check out the “Friday” parody near the bottom of the Citadel Air page. Hilarious.

More on markets:

Citadel Suppressing Critics with Legal Action

Citadel Holding Nearly $500 Million in AMC Options

How Solana Could Wipe Out Visa and MasterCard

Photo: Citadel LLC CEO Kenneth Griffin

If you found this post interesting, please share it on Twitter/Facebook/etc. using the buttons at the bottom of the page. This helps more people find the blog! 

Save Money on Stuff I Use:

Amazon Business American Express Card

You already shop on Amazon. Why not save $100?

If you’re approved for this card, you get a $100 Amazon gift card. You also get up to 5% back on Amazon and Whole Foods purchases, 2% on restaurants/gas stations/cell phone bills, and 1% everywhere else.

Best of all: No fee!

Fundrise

This platform lets me diversify my real estate investments so I’m not too exposed to any one market. I’ve invested since 2018 and returns have been good so far. More on Fundrise in this post.

If you decide to invest in Fundrise, you can use this link to get your management fees waived for 90 days. With their 1% management fee, this could save you $250 on a $100,000 account.

Misfits Market

My wife and I have gotten organic produce shipped to our house by Misfits for over a year. It’s never once disappointed me. Every fruit and vegetable is super fresh and packed with flavor. I thought radishes were cold, tasteless little lumps at salad bars until I tried theirs! They’re peppery, colorful and crunchy! I wrote a detailed review of Misfits here.

Use this link to sign up and you’ll save $10 on your first order.