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Post by Admin on Apr 26, 2022 19:31:41 GMT
Twitter user protection concerns amid $44bn Musk takeover 794 views Apr 27, 2022 Britain and the EU have joined calls on Elon Musk to ensure Twitter users are protected from harmful content, after his $44 billion deal to take over the social media giant.
Mr Musk has pledged a series of reforms, saying he wants the platform to be a genuine forum for free speech.
But there are concerns that getting rid of restrictions on content could turn it into a digital free for all, enabling potentially violent and abusive content.
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2022 6:29:32 GMT
Back in My Day: Elon Musk Buying Twitter, CNN+ Shutting Down 42,114 views Apr 27, 2022 Seth reminisces about a simpler - albeit recent - time when Tucker Carlson wasn't advocating for testicle tanning.
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Post by Admin on Apr 27, 2022 18:09:54 GMT
While some of Elon Musk’s critics choose to leave Twitter and supporters rejoin, one of his competitors cautioned that the billionaire's biggest hurdle will come after the midterm elections on "Mornings with Maria" Wednesday. "I think a lot of folks, especially in the center and center-right, who've been mad about the political discrimination, are coming back to Twitter," GETTR CEO Jason Miller told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo. "They view Elon Musk as the savior." "One of the things to keep in mind, though," Miller further warned, "is it's going to take at least six months, we're assuming, to get the deal completely done. So we might not actually see the policy changes with Twitter happen till after the midterms. That's the big challenge." Miller, who founded his platform on principles of independent thought, believes it’s a "good thing" to see Musk’s $44 billion purchase expand free speech rights amongst Big Tech, and those who support the free exchange of ideas should support the Tesla founder and CEO. "The problem with Twitter isn't a technological one. This isn't an innovation problem. It's a cultural one," Miller said. "And that's something that, as genius as Elon Musk is, I think he's going to find out it's easier to land a rocket on Mars than change the culture of Twitter." "This isn't about just clearing out the CEO or the chief marketing person. You literally have to remove every moderation director, every coder, every engineer," Miller admitted. "We've seen the freakouts that are happening from Twitter, and there's a reason they're going to push back and resist every bit of change he tries to bring."
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Post by Admin on Apr 28, 2022 5:09:11 GMT
Trump Says He Won’t Return to Twitter Even with Elon Musk in Charge: A Closer Look Fundraiser
221,702 views Apr 28, 2022 Seth takes a closer look at one of the big political questions looming after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter: will Donald Trump get his account back?
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Post by Admin on Apr 28, 2022 17:32:19 GMT
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. Assuming all goes to plan, Elon Musk won't actually own Twitter for another few months but his swift deal for the company left watchers wondering what his takeover will mean for its management team. Will CEO Parag Agrawal, who's only held that position for four months, stick around? Will Musk, who already helms multiple companies, try to run the platform himself? Could cofounder Jack Dorsey, who just left to focus on running payments company Block, return to an executive role? Musk, of course, is notoriously unpredictable but one thing seems clear: Twitter's leadership will likely look much different after the deal than it does today. There are a few obvious initial indicators that this will happen. Twitter's board on Monday announced it had agreed to sell the social media company to Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion. The deal came just 11 days after Musk — who was initially offered a seat on the company's board but declined — made what he called his "best and final" offer for the company. In his offer letter, Musk said, "I don't have confidence in management." In an all-hands meeting for employees that Agrawal and board chair Bret Taylor held later Monday, Taylor said the company's board of directors "no longer exists on the other side of this transaction." Then on Tuesday, Musk publicly criticized two of the company's top legal executives on Twitter, leading each to face a barrage of hateful comments on the platform. "[Musk is] probably not happy with the management team and the board, and I think that's a big reason why the initial offer to sit on the board and see how things play out over the next two years is something he just wasn't interested in," said Angelo Zino, senior industry analyst at CFRA Research.
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