Though a lot continues to be unknown about Elon Musk’s imaginative and prescient for Twitter, the Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder has mentioned some modifications he could implement if his $44 billion bid to purchase the social media platform goes by.
Since his buy of Twitter was accepted final month, Musk has probed his greater than 80 million followers for concepts, together with an edit button on tweets and whether or not customers would like the platform to be extra accessible.
While Musk’s buy of Twitter has not been finalized, there was a number of hypothesis and opinion about what his possession of the platform would imply not only for the added options but additionally the corporate’s tradition.
Musk has beforehand recognized himself as a “free speech absolutist,” which has been met with reward from conservatives and outcry from liberals. Musk himself has claimed that his personal tweets are being censored by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Some have already seen modifications to Twitter’s platform, together with a loss and acquire of followers of sure accounts. A newer change Twitter is testing, referred to as “Circle,” would permit some tweets to stay personal or solely be seen by sure customers.
More not too long ago, Musk has remarked on increasing Twitter’s attain to extra customers, not too long ago remarking on the Met Gala that he needs “a a lot larger share of the nation to be on it [Twitter], participating in dialogue.”
Musk additionally indicated that the platform’s algorithm needs to be extra clear and open to critique, together with offering details about how tweets are promoted or demoted.
On Tuesday, Musk wrote in a tweet that Twitter ought to make companies and governments pay for the platform whereas informal customers ought to use it at no cost.
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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 3, 2022
Twitter will at all times be free for informal customers, however possibly a slight value for business/authorities customers
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 3, 2022
Twitter makes most of its cash from advertisements, which may flee the platform if it permits vitriol and misinformation to flourish as soon as within the fingers of billionaire Elon Musk Photo: AFP / Olivier DOULIERY