Elon Musk & Twitter

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 It seems that Elon Musk's name is either on or around many corporations now and days. The Tesla CEO has already acquired 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder. Musk is joining other critics in questioning the social media platform's dedication to free speech and the First Amendment.

Musk, and others, have raised eyebrows after Donald Trump was banned from all social media websites following January 6, 2020. He has even gone as far to tweet, "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?"

There have also been rumors that Musk is on the verge of starting his own social media platform that would rival Twitter, but nothing has been confirmed just yet.

Musk could even see Twitter as an investment, "Musk's actual investment is a very small percentage of his wealth, and an all-out buyout should not be ruled out," wrote Zino, who covers Twitter and social media.

Should Musk make a rivaling social media platform, or should he take his influence to persuade the existing platforms to follow free speech guidelines? 

I just believe the man has too much power to begin with.


Reference:

Chapmaan, M & Krisher, T. (2022). Suddenly, Twitter's biggest stakeholder is Tesla's Elon Musk. AP 

    News. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-6539434c8f583ee432dd22121bcbbd8aFILE -Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2020. Musk has purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter, approximately 73.5 million shares, according to a regulatory filing, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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