The European Union (EU) and Downing Street have warned new Twitter owner Elon Musk that lack of moderation undermines users and creates a toxic environment among the user base.
The
South African multi-billionaire vowed after buying Twitter for $44
Billion (£34.9 Billion) that he'd make Twitter a place where
everyone can speak their minds.
Twitter
for the past 10 years has been accused of undermining free speech and
having a biased moderator system that flags anyone that doesn't
promote their personal agendas.
Along
with Twitter's lack of accountability for the Cancel Culture Moment
that spread onto and from the platform in 2015, the Movement has been
responsible for billions of dollars worth of property damage across
the world as they claim it's to fight “Injustice”.
Musk
stated that: “Freedom of speech is the bedrock of democracy,
Twitter being a town square like environment must reflect that in how
moderating content is carried out and that unjust bans end today.
That
being said, Cancel Culture must be stamped out of Twitter in order to
create that Utopia for people of all political allegiances, colors,
creeds, and more can speak their minds openly without the threat of
being tarred and feathered.
As a
freedom of speech advocate, I must keep to those principles now that
I own Twitter”.
Twitter's
founder and board member Jack Dorsey stated that: Elon Musk is the
singular solution I can trust”.
Many
left leaning users of Twitter have threatened to leave and boycott
Twitter in protest over Elon's acquisition of the social media giant.
The
Good Place's Jameela Jamil stated: “I expect the platform to become
even more lawless, hateful, xenophobic, bigoted, misogynistic,
racist, and homophobic than it already is.
And
that was before the take over by Elon Musk”.
Manchester
United's Marcus Rashford has condemned Elon's business model too
stating: “I started the Hate Won't Win campaign to prevent crap
like this, myself and other black footballers get a lot of racist
abuse.
Now
I believe that it's about to get worse”.
Researcher
Caroline Orr Bueno of the University of Maryland in the United States
commented that: “We have no idea what Elon's Twitter will look like
once his free speech policies are put into effect, what I do know is
that many people will leave for Facebook”.
US
Republican senator Marsha Blackburn welcomed the acquisition by
stating: “This is a good day for freedom of speech, that for a long
time the liberals have trampled on”.
In
contrast Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren said: “The deal is
dangerous to our democracy, regardless of who owns Twitter”.
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