Tesla Chief, Elon Musk is actually considering building a new social media platform that won¡¯t hinder free speech. He revealed this in a tweet shared by him yesterday.?
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Reported first by Reuters,?Musk, a few days back, asked users if they believed Twitter was adhering to the principles of free speech via a poll.?
Musk, while sharing the poll clearly stated that ¡°The consequences of the poll will be important. Please vote carefully.¡±
At the end of the poll, over 70 percent responded with a ¡®No¡¯?
Musk soon responded stating, ¡°Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?¡±
¡°Is a new platform needed?¡± He added.?
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Soon after, a Twitter user asked him if he was willing to make one that¡¯s open source, ¡°Would you consider building a new social media platform, @elonmusk? One that would consist an open source algorithm, one where free speech and adhering to free speech is given top priority, one where propaganda is very minimal. I think that kind of a platform is needed.¡±
To which, Musk responded stating, ¡°Am giving serious thought to this.¡±
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It¡¯ll be interesting to see if and how Elon Musk¡¯s social media platform comes to fruition as we¡¯ve seen how new social media platforms from the likes of Donald Trump¡¯s Truth, Parler and others have fared, leaving the likes of Twitter and Facebook pretty much unscathed.?
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