the tycoon Elon MuskAlready twitter sole proprietorannounced this Friday as the first provision in charge of the platform it will create a “tips for content moderation” which will include “widely different points of view”.
Musk, who has chosen his Twitter account to communicate some of his intentions, notes in his latest tweet that “until that council meets, there will be no major content decisions or account resets“.
With this last sentence, Musk seems to refer to all those who in recent years have seen their accounts blocked for violating the content policies of the network, mainly for publication hate messages or write insults on their accounts.
The most important account of those who were blocked was that of the former president of the United States Donald Trumpblocked on Twitter and other social networks like Facebook after the storming the capital in January 2021, considering he had instigated his followers from his account to star in those violent acts.
On the same Friday, Trump himself welcomed Musk’s acquisition of Twitter by posting what he heard on his social network Truth. “happy because Twitter is now in the hands (of) healthy people”but he did not clarify whether he intended to return as a user to a network he has come to use almost compulsively.
As of Friday afternoon, Musk had yet to confirm, via tweet or otherwise, the dismissal of the top management of Twittera fact confirmed by many of the big American media.
Elon Musk’s early hours at the helm of Twitter
“The bird is free”Musk tweeted Thursday night in a nod to the iconic Twitter logo, as he concluded the purchase of the company for $ 44,000 million after months of uncertainty and speculation.
Musk, who presented himself as a champion of free speech, said Thursday that it is “important for the future of civilization to have a public square online where a wide variety of opinions can be discussed in a healthy way, without resorting to violence “.
But he warned him Twitter cannot become a “hellish” platform. where everyone can say anything without consequences.
Among Musk’s first moves in office on Thursday was the firing of the Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawaland other senior executives.
The replacement of Jack Dorsey in the company, Agrawal, had gone to court to force Musk to comply with the terms of the purchase agreement, and the acquisition took place shortly before the deadline set by the judge. Indeed, the South African I had until Friday to complete the purchaseotherwise a trial would have been held in November.
Musk, who used his own money, investor funds and bank loans to take over Twitter, admitted to overpaying from a company that regularly records staggering losses.
Twitter claims to have 238 million active users, very few compared to Facebook’s 2 billion, but it could never monetize content in the same way as its rivals.
However, Twitter has a great influence on the public debate because it is the favorite platform of many companies, politicians, journalists and other public figures.
So far it is unclear what Elon Musk’s role at the helm of Twitter may be, although unconfirmed reports have suggested it could become interim executive director.
Musk has repeatedly tried to back out of the deal after his unsolicited offer was accepted in April, accusing Twitter of cheating him. the number of “bot” accounts.in practice, profiles powered by artificial intelligence and not by real users.
Twitter rejected his claims and accused him of making excuses, eventually filing a lawsuit to force him to honor the deal.
With a trial in sight, the billionaire has reactivated his acquisition plan.
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Source: Clarin
