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Purple Haize wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 10:28 am A few days ago he put out a poll on Twitter about Twitter. Said it was an important question and would guide him doing something. Guess this is what he meantIt was either going to be this or start his own platform, but the track record on that has been less than stellar. It will be interesting to see how much he needs to buy before a coalition of his shares and other pro free speech investors can gain control. First thing they would need to do is get rid of this new CEO. He's a clown show. Way worse than Jack.
JK37 wrote: ↑April 15th, 2022, 2:50 pm Hell hath no fury like an investor scorned.I’m pro Elon on this one. I’m not sure how Twitter can stay stable without a lot of help if they reject the offer
SumItUp wrote:Reports are Elon Musk has finalized the purchase and let the blue bird out of the cage. Censor fanatics are having a bad day.Musk will absolutely censor Twitter as a private owner. Unless he wants it to become the next 4Chan, in which case I'd say he overpaid.
Yacht Rock wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 4:36 pmSo, how exactly does this work? Musk censoring Twitter as a private owner? Very odd conclusion.SumItUp wrote:Reports are Elon Musk has finalized the purchase and let the blue bird out of the cage. Censor fanatics are having a bad day.Musk will absolutely censor Twitter as a private owner
paradox wrote:Exactly. It is an odd conclusion but yet that has been the ongoing criticism of Twitter and other social media platforms.Yacht Rock wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 4:36 pmSo, how exactly does this work? Musk censoring Twitter as a private owner? Very odd conclusion.SumItUp wrote:Reports are Elon Musk has finalized the purchase and let the blue bird out of the cage. Censor fanatics are having a bad day.Musk will absolutely censor Twitter as a private owner
paradox wrote: So, how exactly does this work? Musk censoring Twitter as a private owner? Very odd conclusion.Oh, he has every right to self-censor his platform, just as Twitter has had the right to always do.
thepostman wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 7:23 pmI'm just pointing out that he won't just let people post anything, just like Twitter now. He might have different rules, but the end result is going to be a moderated community with terms of service and consequences for those that don't follow the terms.paradox wrote:Exactly. It is an odd conclusion but yet that has been the ongoing criticism of Twitter and other social media platforms.Yacht Rock wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 4:36 pmSo, how exactly does this work? Musk censoring Twitter as a private owner? Very odd conclusion.
Musk will absolutely censor Twitter as a private owner
Purple Haize wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:16 pmTesla at 94%
stokesjokes wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:24 pmAnd Paypal at 92. Also formerly owned by Musk. Dude is not historically a conservative. He just doesn't like censorship. Amazing how that has come to be thought of as right wingPurple Haize wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:16 pmTesla at 94%
stokesjokes wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:22 pm It will be interesting to see where he wants to set the standards. Obviously he’s not gonna let obscene violence or porn be posted, but what about violent threats? Violent rhetoric? Hate speech (and against who)? Any restrictions on Fake News©?Define “fake news”? ……and that’s where the trouble starts. Hate speech? Maybe avoid racial slurs but that’s also hard to define. Violent rhetoric? A bit easier but still not easy.
stokesjokes wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:24 pmPurple Haize wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:16 pmTesla at 94%