Iit seems that Elon Musk is considering participating in a social media game to create his own rival Twitter and other platforms.
It came after the tech mogul sparked a debate on Twitter about whether the platform was suitable for that purpose. Muskconsidered the richest man in the world, asked his followers to take part in a survey, Twitter adhered to the principle of freedom of speech.
“Freedom of speech is essential for a functioning democracy,” he tweeted. Musk on Friday.
“Do you believe that Twitter strictly adheres to this principle?”
The question was followed by a simple yes-no poll, which was overwhelmingly won by the “no” side with over 70 percent of the vote.
Musk continued to urge people to “vote carefully” because “the consequences [the] chicken will be essential.”
Musk tweets frequently, but has recently expressed his displeasure with the website, especially with what he believes to be a violation of free speech. Now he directly raised the question of whether a “new platform” was needed.
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Later, in reply to Pranaya Patola, Musk said he was “seriously thinking” about expanding and creating his own social media rival, a platform that would put free speech at its heart and ostensibly keep out propaganda.
Many users noted that Twitter is a private company, the principles of free speech do not apply to it, just as any private institution has the right to make its own rules and refuse entry or services on its own terms. However, I answered this by assuming that in today’s world, platforms like Twitter is the closest we have to public places where people gather to discuss ideas.
“Give it Twitter serves as a de facto town square, failure to respect the principles of free speech fundamentally undermines democracy. What needs to be done? Musk tweeted on Saturday.
Now it will be interesting to see what Musk really does, if that. His vision may be wrong and his task difficult, but when the richest man in the world is up to something, something is likely to happen.