{"id":15266,"date":"2022-07-15T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=15266"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:04:55","slug":"what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter","title":{"rendered":"What is Elon Going to Do With Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fa10c9cb2f6\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fa10c9cb2f6\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fa10c9cb2f6\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter\/#What_is_Elon_Going_to_Do_With_Twitter\" title=\"What is Elon Going to Do With Twitter?\">What is Elon Going to Do With Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter\/#Elon_Musks_free_speech-first_plan_for_twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s free speech-first plan for twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s free speech-first plan for twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter\/#His_plans_for_a_censorship-free_space_on_the_social_network\" title=\"His plans for a censorship-free space on the social network\">His plans for a censorship-free space on the social network<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter\/#His_plans_for_an_edit_button\" title=\"His plans for an edit button\">His plans for an edit button<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-elon-going-to-do-with-twitter\/#His_plans_for_an_open-source_algorithm\" title=\"His plans for an open-source algorithm\">His plans for an open-source algorithm<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Elon_Going_to_Do_With_Twitter\"><\/span>What is Elon Going to Do With Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"what is elon going to do with twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hBtkHhy.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-width:38% max-height:323px; margin:0px 10px; height:auto; width:auto;\">  <\/p>\n<p>What is Elon Musk going to do with Twitter? We&#8217;ll explore his plans to make Twitter a censorship-free, free-speech space, as well as his plans to create an edit button and open-source algorithm. But what else should we expect from the CEO? We&#8217;ll also explore His plans to make Twitter more fun and entertaining. But, before we get too excited, here are some things you should know.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_free_speech-first_plan_for_twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s free speech-first plan for twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed his free speech-first plan for Twitter to employees. Since his purchase of Twitter for $44 billion last April, free speech has been a central theme of the takeover. Musk clarified that Twitter users should be free to say &#8216;pretty outrageous things,&#8217; as long as they don&#8217;t break any laws. While this sounds like a reasonable goal, some question the viability of such a plan.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from being the world&#8217;s richest person, Musk has publicly stated that his motivation for buying Twitter was to protect free speech. This slogan has earned him support from conservatives. Twitter has become a major media platform, and its users include politicians, celebrities, and world leaders. But what will be the impact on free speech if Musk is successful? After all, Twitter has become a major media platform, and he is able to use it to his advantage.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_plans_for_a_censorship-free_space_on_the_social_network\"><\/span>His plans for a censorship-free space on the social network<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s plan to create a censorship-free space on his Twitter site has already been hailed by right-wing pundits. The proposed purchase of Twitter by Musk, the founder of SpaceX, would end the censorship of tweets on the social networking site. While Trump says he won&#8217;t rejoin the site, some advisers say he wouldn&#8217;t be able to stay away from it for long.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial social network Parler nearly disappeared from the internet in January after it spread violent messages and organized a siege of the U.S. Capitol. As a result, Apple and Google barred its app from their respective online stores and Amazon stopped providing web hosting services to the site. Moreover, Musk&#8217;s controversial tweets often spawn hordes of Twitter followers harassing reporters. He recently tweeted, &#8220;We only block people who directly insult us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If Musk&#8217;s plans are implemented, it could drastically change the way Twitter works. It would allow verified users to express their thoughts and ideas without fear of censorship. In fact, Musk&#8217;s plans would be a boon for the online media industry, especially when Twitter&#8217;s censorship-free policies are put into practice. But it is unclear how Twitter will do this, but it is definitely worth watching.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_plans_for_an_edit_button\"><\/span>His plans for an edit button<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The tweets of Tesla CEO Elon Musk have made the internet go wild with speculation about an edit button for Twitter. After all, it&#8217;s not the first time people have asked for it. In a poll launched Monday evening, Musk misspelled &#8216;yes&#8217; as &#8216;yse&#8217; and &#8216;no&#8217; as &#8216;on.&#8217; And on Tuesday, more than 4 million people voted in favor of the edit button. So is Elon Musk&#8217;s vote an accurate reflection of what&#8217;s happening on Twitter?<\/p>\n<p>Twitter users who subscribe to its premium service Blue will have access to testing features like an edit button. This means users can fix typos and other mistakes without losing their replies, retweets, or likes. The company&#8217;s vice president for consumer products, Jay Sullivan, said the edit button was a top feature request for years. And it was still unclear how Elon Musk was going to implement the feature, which was originally said to never come to Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"His_plans_for_an_open-source_algorithm\"><\/span>His plans for an open-source algorithm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Musk has recently expressed interest in purchasing Twitter. In a series of tweets, he has explained why he wants to buy the company and what changes he wants to make. One of the changes Musk is proposing is to make the algorithm code open-source on GitHub so that developers can observe it and build a competing algorithm. While these comments are unlikely to be welcomed by many employees, they do signal that Musk is interested in joining the board.<\/p>\n<p>However, it may be difficult to prove whether the algorithm is biased or not. Elon Musk&#8217;s plan to make the algorithm open-source could backfire. Although he stated that it&#8217;s a concern of his, the process will only work if he has a public process and can prove biases before making changes to the algorithm. However, this may not be the best way to go about it.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"203\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLvaR8R3pho\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Elon Going to Do With Twitter? 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