Elon Musk wants to promote social "dialog" -- limited to the correct political bandwidth -- in order to help humanity and to sell ads, as Twitter's new owner explains in an open letter to advertisers.
He's opposed to Twitter being one of the echo chambers of the extreme right or extreme left. Further, "Twitter cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said, with no consequences!"
So tho he would replatform Donald Trump, perhaps some of Trump's lesser light followers could stay under ban. Another implication here is that the new boss is ready to use the brownout technique, which drastically limits the reach of what might otherwise be viral tweets.
As Musk has recently called for an immediate negotiated settlement of Russia's war against Ukraine, does that mean those who oppose negotiating away Ukrainian territory will be subjected to the brownout treatment?
Musk talks a good game about favoring free speech, but his caveats tell another story.
It's noteworthy that Musk capitulated on the Twitter deal -- dropping his demand for further information on possible fraud and agreeing to the full sticker price -- while the Russian military was collapsing in the face of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Musk letterHe's opposed to Twitter being one of the echo chambers of the extreme right or extreme left. Further, "Twitter cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said, with no consequences!"
So tho he would replatform Donald Trump, perhaps some of Trump's lesser light followers could stay under ban. Another implication here is that the new boss is ready to use the brownout technique, which drastically limits the reach of what might otherwise be viral tweets.
As Musk has recently called for an immediate negotiated settlement of Russia's war against Ukraine, does that mean those who oppose negotiating away Ukrainian territory will be subjected to the brownout treatment?
Musk talks a good game about favoring free speech, but his caveats tell another story.
It's noteworthy that Musk capitulated on the Twitter deal -- dropping his demand for further information on possible fraud and agreeing to the full sticker price -- while the Russian military was collapsing in the face of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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