Some Twitter power users, including journalists and politicians, are enraged about Elon Musk’s planned takeover of the platform. But there are plenty of optimists who believe Musk could make Twitter better.
" is driving a lot of the consternation. He says he wants less content moderation, and people are worried he may reinstate former President Trump's account.
"A lot of the people who are [very] concerned about Twitter are the people who are very invested in Twitter" and have spent many years building up their presence on the platform, she added.It will likely be impossible for Musk to apply a blanket policy about what can be said or shared. He'll certainly also fail at making everyone happy because what is considered acceptable free speech depends on who's in power.
As high stakes as things are in the U.S., Twitter is a global platform. He'll realize pretty quickly that he'll have to moderate some content in order to stay available in many countries, Radsch said.
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