Posted on Apr 28, 2022
Elon Musk Has Long Been an “Abusive” Bully on Twitter. Now He Owns It.
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The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is set to become the new owner of Twitter after the company’s board agreed to sell the influential social media platform for $44 billion on Monday. Musk, who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist,” tweeted, “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means.” We speak with tech industry watchdog Jessica González and Evan “Rabble” Henshaw-Plath, who was part of the team that launched Twitter in 2006, about what the buyout means for the future of digital media and journalism. “Musk or no Musk, Twitter has work to do to ensure that it stops amplifying bigotry, calls to violence, hate speech and conspiracy theories,” says González. Henshaw-Plath says he senses Musk has “no idea what he’s getting into,” and discusses the activist roots of Twitter.
Elon Musk Has Long Been an “Abusive” Bully on Twitter. Now He Owns It.
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Tweeter worked hard to be inclusive and accepting other views. To insure this the staff was carefully balanced to insure over 98% of employees are liberal Democrats.
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I find it amusing that the left adored him for years, then this happened.... and they went nuts. What does "mainstream" society even care about? Themselves?
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LTC David Brown
Actually Musk has had a war with the left for a while. He left California because of California’s labor laws, cost of living and taxes. This ticked a lot in the tech industry off.
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