New Monday, new Elon Musk controversy. The tycoon of South African origin published this weekend a series of tweets in which he proposes the creation of a new social network that compete with giants like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. A social network in which, according to him, freedom of expression really exists.
“Since Twitter serves as the public forum de facto and failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy, what should be done?” tweeted the tycoon “Is a new platform necessary?” He continued in a second. tweet.
In response to one person, Elon Musk went even further ensuring that is considering creating a new social network in which freedom of expression is respected.
If this critical discourse on freedom of expression sounds familiar to you, it is because Donald Trump, the controversial former president of the United States, has also made criticism of this type. And, like Elon Musk, he created an alternative social network, called Truth –”truth” in English– that promises not to censor any user.
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Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy.
What should be done? https://t.co/aPS9ycji37
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 26, 2022
Elon Musk has been questioning freedom of expression on Twitter for days
Why is Elon Musk suddenly questioning freedom of expression on Twitter and planning to create a new social network? In the days leading up to these tweets, the CEO of Tesla, conducted a survey asking his followers if they believed that Twitter respected the freedom of expression. A survey in which he openly won the “No”, with 70% of the votes.
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and, until a few months ago, CEO of Twitter, responded to Elon Musk by arguing that Twitter’s recommendation algorithms should be open source and eligible by users. A kind of App Store of algorithms for social platforms. It is an idea that the manager had expressed publicly in the past.
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Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy.
Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 25, 2022
This, for a change, It is not the only controversy in which Elon Musk has been involved in the last weeks. In the list we find the commotion that arose when it was revealed that she had, through surrogacy, a second daughter with the singer Grimes.
In parallel, he challenged Vladimir Putin, the current president of Russia, to a fight in which the freedom of Ukraine would be at stake. And, as if this were not enough, Grimes also made some controversial statements about the tycoon, assuring that he sometimes lives below the poverty line.
