The world¡¯s richest person, Elon Musk, who is the?CEO?of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX, feels he is in danger. During an extensive discussion about free speech, the billionaire said he thinks he may be at risk of being killed?and that his personal safety is at risk.
During the discussion,?Musk?also spoke about his views on free speech, the changes he plans on bringing to Twitter, and much more.
"Frankly, the risk of something bad happening or literally even being shot is quite significant,¡±?Musk said, adding that he was?not going to be travelling in an open air car.
"I'm definitely not going to be doing any open air car parades, let me put it that way," Musk said during the Twitter Spaces discussion, as per an ET report.
"It's?not that hard to kill me?if somebody wanted to, so hopefully they don't, and fate smiles upon the situation with me and it does not happen ... There's definitely some risk there," the 51-year-old billionaire added.
The world's richest person's remarks come soon after the inaugural installments of the Twitter Files, which have been dubbed as an unfettered inside look into corporate communications at the microblogging platform over the last few years.
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Twitter¡¯s new boss further?stressed the importance of free speech and his plans for the social networking platform's future.
Elon Musk reportedly said that throughout history, people had to fight hard for free speech.
"As long as you're not really causing harm to somebody else, then you should be allowed to say what you want"?Musk said, as per the report.
For the uninitiated, ever since Musk took over Twitter in late October, the world¡¯s richest person has been busy revamping the platform, and has been on the receiving end of some criticism, especially regarding his emphasis on free speech and the mass layoffs he did at the company.
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