Twitter CEO Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday (local time) that the United States government paid ‘millions of dollars’ to censor information from the public on multiple social media platforms, including Twitter.
Musk further pledged on Twitter to resist government incentives that would force him to block some media content. In response to the series of Twitter Files Tweets from Michael Shellenberger, the new Twitter CEO made stunning accusations.
Retweeting ‘Part 7’ of the Twitter Files, Musk posted, “Government paid Twitter millions of dollars to censor info from the public.” Not only Twitter, he continued, “but other social media companies as well.”
The debate over the controversial ‘The Twitter Files’ saga sparked following Musk’s decision to release the new installments behind internal company communication which also included the company’s decision to block a media report regarding Hunter Biden’s international business operations.
The accusation is concerning and speaks of Musk’s attempts to build a new kind of Twitter. Moreover, they benefit from his attempt to separate the current and past regimes at Twitter and how they will construct the platform.
The tenure of the new Twitter CEO has not been short of controversy. Amid the drama surrounding the platform’s subscription service, mass layoffs, and resignations, Musk evoked a major controversy in making the staff and users adhere to his vision. He did this while also candidly speaking of mistakes made by the previous regime.
Previously, Musk fired Twitter’s deputy general counsel and former FBI general counsel James Baker citing concerns over “[his] possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue.” In contrast, former United States President Donald Trump stressed that the “censorship cartel” in social media “must be dismantled.”
Meanwhile, this week, a Twitter poll constructed by Musk asked users if they wanted him to step down.(ANI)
