![]() A study by Pew Research found that fewer than one-quarter of U.S. But you can’t have a public square without the public, and the public has proven itself to be very resistant to Twitter’s charms. Here’s the good news, however: Twitter isn’t a “public square.” I don’t mean to downplay the way this platform can and sometimes does have uplifting effects on people’s lives and careers. I think that most of these fears are based on a misapprehension that Twitter is some kind of manifestation of “the public square”-something that Musk himself still seems to believe as well (though his vision for this public square is less content moderation and more advertising, two ideas he does not understand are in tension with each other). ![]() But as I listen to the doomsaying, I’m reminded that it’s equally possible to overstate Twitter’s importance.īut it’s one thing to feel wistful about the platform that allowed us all to gasp together when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock in the face another thing entirely to feel anxious about the possibility that this one may fall into crapulence. It’s very possible to overstate Musk’s malevolence. This is typical Musk: His favorite commodity to manufacture, after all, is bravado, which is probably why he wants to be the “chief twit” at the internet’s biggest hot-take mill. The fears are not entirely unfounded: If Musk carries out his planned purge, people more deeply invested in knowing how Twitter works predict that the move will likely have a “major impact” on the company’s “ability to control harmful content and prevent data security crises.” Of course, for all anyone knows, Musk won’t gut the workforce in this fashion-in fact, while he immediately made a series of splashy firings, he already appears to be walking back this threat. Employees were invited to say hello to Musk as he swanned about the building-a dicey proposition given that Musk had announced that he’ll be shedding three-quarters of the firm’s workers as one of his opening moves.Īs Musk neared the completion of a transaction that he may end up regretting, there was a lot of “ last week of Twitter” talk circulating. The headline-making deal that has left the venerable social media firm in his hands has, after fits and starts, come to fruition. This was the beginning of a significant week in the life of Musk and the company. But Twitter also calculates this differently, because only half the video has to be on the screen for two seconds to count as a view.Tesla founder and professional online griefer Elon Musk paid a visit Wednesday to Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, carrying a sink to execute a visual pun I won’t condescend to explain here. Dominion gathered transcripts that showed how Carlson and other hosts had pushed this conspiracy theory.Ĭarlson's three-minute video announcing his plans to post his political coverage on Twitter has already racked up 24.7 million views since Tuesday.īy comparison, he averaged 3.2 million views on Fox in the first quarter of this year, per the Los Angeles Times. The lawsuit said that Fox News broadcast unfounded claims about Dominion's machines changing votes for then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden. ![]() ![]() The news came in the wake of the company's $787.5 million defamation settlement with voting machine manufacturer Dominion. It is not clear why the former Fox News host was fired. "I hope that many others, particularly from the left, also choose to be content creators on this platform." "On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said," the Twitter CEO said. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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