Musk's recent tweets could offer insight into his possible plans for Twitter following the Tesla CEO's acquisition of 9.2 percent of Twitter shares.
Like all social media sites, Twitter has struggled to tackle the scale of questionable claims posted on its platform.
Recent initiatives have included Birdwatch, a community-moderation system enabling volunteers to label tweets they found inaccurate, and a collaboration with international news agencies, Reuters and the Associated Press.Early-stage venture capitalist Siddarth Pai told him in a tweet this weekend:"Also must give ratings to news sources based on Fake news as a % of total news Lower the better.
Musk replied:"Fake news purveyors would have hysterics, but a ratings system would improve quality of news greatly."Talk of an edit button on Twitter has rumbled on almost since the site's inception. But right now, it's never looked more likely.on April 5, asking users:"Do you want an edit button?"— Elon Musk
Twitter Blue subscriber service already has a feature allowing edits within 20-seconds of a tweet being posted.
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