Sweeping decisions that Elon Musk has taken since he took over Twitter a week ago have provided early clues to how the platform will be reshaped.
Elon Musk said on Sunday that the social media platform’s mission was to become the most accurate source of information about the world, sparking debate about how it would achieve that and who determines what is accurate.
Some advertises have pulled spending since the deal was announced, with Musk blaming activist groups for pressuring advertisers amid concerns about its content moderation. “Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. That’s our mission,” Musk said on Sunday. His tweet instantly triggered tens of thousands replies and provoked lively debates on how the mission will be achieved. “Accurate to who?” Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey asked.
Musk also said on Sunday that Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a “parody” account will be permanently suspended without a warning. He said Twitter previously issued a warning before suspension, but as Twitter is rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning as well as “no exceptions”.
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