Before the deal by which Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter was finally finalized, the tycoon talked about the characteristics he hopes the social network will always have: freedom of expression.

“I hope even my worst critics will stay on Twitter, because that’s what freedom of speech means.” Wrote a Tesla manager.

In doing so, he indicated he was approaching the close of the platform’s full acquisition deal (9.2% of the shares of which he had already bought a few weeks ago).

Public Square

This tweet joins other comments you have made before. For him, the social network should function in this way Public Square Where everyone should have the freedom to express their ideas and positions openly. This is not in line with the various initiatives he and other social networks are taking to prevent the spread of spam, misinformation and hate speech.

Recall that he criticized the decision of the social network of microblogs, banning access to the site of former President Donald Trump, after the uprising in the Capitol in 2021.

“Many people will be very unhappy with the high-tech West Coast as a de facto arbiter of freedom of speech.”Musk then wrote.

He said he was thinking Twitter He should be “very careful about permanent bans”, adding that he thought the waiting time was better.

“Well, I think we want to make mistakes when in doubt, to leave the conversation, to let it exist. “But if it is a gray area, I would say there is a tweet,” he said. “But obviously, in the event that there is a lot of resistance, you are not going to promote this tweet at all. “I am not saying that I have all the answers here,” the businessman thought at the time.

Ability to edit tweets

The manager has mentioned the ability to edit tweets in the past. In fact, after acquiring the company’s shares, he posted a survey to see if consumers thought it was a good idea.

Note that this option is only partially available, on a trial basis, for Twitter Blue, the premium version of the site. When this statement was made, it was clarified on the social network that the decision had nothing to do with Musk.

In addition, and given that the magnate has spoken of the need for this type of device, it would not be surprising if he would make its use available to all users.

Algorithm changes

Musk also commented on the need to make changes to Twitter’s algorithm.

“I’m concerned that the de facto bias of the Twitter algorithm has a profound effect on public discourse. How do we understand what is really going on?He wrote on Twitter.

This issue has previously been raised by various critics about the display of platform information. It is believed that due to the non-publication of the algorithm, it is not known exactly what criteria companies use to highlight one content over another. This is something Which, in the end, can have an impact on how the public is informed and makes decisions like what happens during voting in a democratic country.

In line with this idea of ​​process transparency, Musk launched a survey with his followers and asked them if they thought of Twitter as open source, as described in the software that is part of the public domain. This allows users to use, modify and redistribute the software in its original or modified form and for a variety of purposes. In addition, open source software is developed collaboratively and the results are published on the Internet.

Twitter Purchase Agreement

Elon Musk is close to acquiring Twitter. ᲓروებაMotivated by people familiar with the situation, whom he did not identify, he said that The parties discussed the details, including the schedule and taxes, if an agreement was reached and then dissolved. Sources say the situation was fluid and rapid.

On the other hand, according to Bloomberg, An agreement can be reached today. Against the background of reports Shares of Twitter on Wall Street rose 5.5 percent on Monday..

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