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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, but what will the platform look like next?

2022-10-29 16:55:29Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, but what will the platform look like next?
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Shortly after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, several conservative figures wasted no time jumping onto the platform and recirculating conspiracy theories in an attempt to "test" whether Twitter's misinformation policies were still being enforced. implemented.

While no immediate policy changes had been announced as of Friday afternoon, that hasn't stopped users from cheering — or criticizing — what they expect to be a swift embrace of Musk's promises to cut moderation in the name of promotion of free speech.

In a tweet on Friday afternoon, Mr Musk said Twitter would form a "content moderation council with widely diverse perspectives" and "no major content or account reactivation decisions will occur until to convene that council".

But for most of the day, those who embraced Musk's call to make Twitter a haven of "free speech" were eager to see how far they could go.

Popular right-wing pundits tweeted words like "ivermectin" and "Trump won" to see if they would be penalized for the content. Ivermectin, an inexpensive drug that kills parasites in humans and animals, has been promoted by some Republican lawmakers and conservative talk show hosts as an effective way to treat COVID-19. But health experts have warned that there is little evidence to support the belief that the drug works.

In a letter aimed at allaying advertisers' fears, Mr Musk vowed on Thursday that Twitter would not be "a free-for-all hellscape where you can say anything without consequence".

But it's still unclear what will happen to the social media platform — and what will be tolerated. Watchers are watching to see who will stay, who will leave and who could potentially return from the list of people the platform has banned over the years. They range from Donald Trump, to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke — none of whom have yet returned to the platform.

The Associated Press checked at least 12 other Twitter accounts that had been suspended by the platform — including those used by right-wing activist James O'Keefe and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell — and each displayed the message "account suspended ” until Friday afternoon.

"I'm so glad that Twitter is now in good hands and will no longer be run by radical leftist lunatics and maniacs who really hate our country," Mr. Trump said Friday morning in a post on his Twitter platform. social media site Truth Social, leaving no indication as to whether or not it would return to the platform even though Musk has said he would allow it.

"I LOVE THE TRUTH!" he said, adding that Twitter will be "better off" if it gets rid of the bots and fake accounts "that have hurt it so badly."

Earlier in the day, media reported that Kanye West, the rapper legally known as Ye, appeared to be back on Twitter after his account was shut down earlier this month following his anti-Semitic posts on the social media platform.

But there was no evidence to suggest his account status had changed or that Mr Musk played a role, and there was no sign of recent activity. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Ye had returned to the platform. The rapper and designer was also suspended from Instagram, where his account was recently reinstated.

Meanwhile, dozens of extremist profiles — some newly created — posted racial slurs and Nazi imagery while expressing gratitude to Musk for his new leadership. Another anonymous account tweeted: "Elon now controls Twitter, spews racial slurs," along with several disparaging comments.

"His acquisition of Twitter has opened a Pandora's box," the Ultraviolet group said in a prepared statement Friday, also urging Musk, Twitter executives and the company's board of directors to continue to implement banning Trump from the platform, as well as right-wing extremists and white supremacists.”

Some users reacted to the news by threatening to quit, and others were mocked for it. The terms "Elon" and "wipe" were the top words trending on Twitter on Friday as users discussed the fallout. Speculation also permeated the platform. Some worried that their Twitter followers were dropping, theorizing that Twitter might be cleaning up bot accounts. Other users posted unverified reports that their number of "likes" was dwindling.

"Elon Musk bought a platform, he didn't buy people," said Jennifer Grygiel, a social media expert and professor at Syracuse University.


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