for sharing information, Medium, because he regretted the way Twitter, Facebook and other platforms had turned into free-fire zones. Lots of tech leaders — though not Musk — are turning against “free speech” models that end up letting the loudest, most extreme and hateful voices win, driving others off the platforms.
In the last couple of years of Jack Dorsey’s leadership — the co-founder returned to serve as CEO from 2015 to 2021 — Twitter made strides to remove hate and harassment and to give users more control over how they share their opinions . It added features that let users limit who could reply to their tweets, created labels for misleading content and banned President Donald Trump’s account. After all that, bringing Musk onto the board seems like a big step backward.
Musk’s appointment to Twitter’s board shows that we need regulation of social-media platforms to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication. For starters, we need consistent definitions of harassment and of content that violates personal privacy. Most companies, I suspect, would welcome such regulations: They would give executives cover to do things they know should be done but which they are afraid to try, out of fear of political backlash or a revolt by some users.
Free speech, isn’t bad.
A pathetic and poorly reasoned piece by Pao. She invokes women as being especially vulnerable to harassment on Twitter while failing to address the fact that Twitter *discriminates* against its women users, banning 1000s of women for refusing to agree that males can be women.
“Musk’s appointment to Twitter’s board shows that we need regulation of social-media platforms to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication.” 💁🏻♂️
I finally understand now. 'Democracy dies in darkness' isn't a warning, it's your corporate mission statement.
jordantscho Duh. He's a self serving douche.
Misleading article. As if Dorsey was doing good to free speech. No, instead he recreated Twitter as a censor platform, using hidden sneaky tricks to block and ban other-than-woke opinions and accounts. But this seems to be Wapo‘s vision of free speech in a tech world.
Bad for corporate oligarchs like this
Shut up bezos
Lmao only took WaPo 2 seconds to try and find some way to make you think censorship is somehow the good side of history.
Shame wp.
Just no hope
Actually the is bad for honest journalism…. elonmusk trolling twitter is simply pushing back against a bully… and pretty funny
Good
Your biased opinion is irrelevant
Same as Fox?
'Free speech is actually bad, by the way.' -CIA contractor 🥴
Now there are 'versions' of 'free speech'?! Is free speech a social construct too?
Perspective: We tried y'all's vision and it sucked. Now to option B.
Another perspective: the current version of “journalism” has been bad for the country at large. Discuss on behalf of Mr. Bezos.
Beware American oligarchs.
And you are now free to state your opinions. Unlike before!
interesting thought. Pay wall, so nope.
His free speech about free speech will be band for violations against free speech
Ask Putin why free speech is bad. Y’all will have a lot in common.
Go back to his space sh$t stuff and leave Twitter alone - seriously
Says the Bezoz owned paper. Rivalries anyone
this newspaper is a leader in👇
The real advantage is, for Elon. He knows for sure that he can now give his desired narrative of his business activities. He now owns the means to advertise Tesla, Starship and so on. He is a visionary and strategist!
A billionaire is a parasitic economic disease.
YES IT WILL........ MUST BE ANOTHER FORUM THAT THE COMING 'EX-TWEETERS' CAN USE OR FACILITATE...
Bad for you.
Musk should take over the failed Truth Social and leave Twitter alone.
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Rupert Murdoch FOX noose Media Oligarchs are a BAD idea.
Anyone remember what he did to the guy organizing the Thai cave rescue when he correctly called Musk's mini sub a PR stunt?
That’s a good thing
Fuck Jeff Bezos.
Free speech
That’s your most funny publication
Jeff Bezos is completely wacky
Well, initially, Elon Musk announced that he might be working on a competing platform for Twitter, and this reduced the value of Twitter's shares, and then he bought 9% of the company!!! Shouldn't someone be looking into this?
Perspective: the WP is bad for the people.
« Vision of » end of the joke. Free speech is or is not. Simple.
Washington post is anti free speech.
We don't care Jeff
Amazingly stupid perspective.
Twitter = Buh-bye...
Black Lives Matter shows how liberal groups weaponize social media censorship
Not True,you,re bad for news.
Another Wapo story supporting censorship and fascism. Musk obviously knows what free speech is better than journalists. Thank you Elon!!
I guess your boy Bezos needs to give up his stake in . And you call yourself a news agency?
Democrats’ gaslighting of America: Read or watch the corrupt media at your own risk
Elon Musk is a hero. Ellen Pao - wannabe dictator.
Correction: Elon Musk’s vision of anything will be bad for everything and everyone.
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