Things are really go off the rail at Twitter , as Elon Musk pushes forrard in a hostile coup d’etat that seems liable to ensurehe ’s eventually the only one leftat the social media chopine . In the a la mode set of deep confusing declaration from the multi - chief executive officer and “ Chief Twit , ” Musk reinstated Twitter describe for the right - wing “ parody ” outletthe Babylon Bee , Jordan Peterson , andKathy Griffin .
Musk announced the reinstatements aftera cryptical postsimply saying “ Freedom Fridays . ” He also pair off the news with a puzzling account of how content moderation on Twitter will supposedly operate moving forward . “ New Twitter policy is exemption of words , but not freedom of reach , ” he wrote . “ damaging / hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized , so no ad or other revenue to Twitter . ”
take down : the below Tweet misspells Kathy Griffin ’s name .
Elon Musk is now Twitter’s judge, jury, and executioner—with complete leeway to enact his version of “free speech” on the flailing platform.Image: Gizmodo
Musk did n’t un - ban Donald Trump , writing a “ decision has not yet been made ” about whether or not to allow the former poster - in - chief back on the internet site . He also saidhe would not allowconspiracy theoristAlex Jonesback on the weapons platform , in another tweet interchange . Though , like all of Musk ’s promises — who knows how long it will last .
The sudden Twitter banning turnaround beg the interrogation : What happened to Musk ’s antecedently announced plan to take on reinstatement ? Less than a calendar month ago , the world ’s richest man tweeted that , under his leaders , Twitter would imprint and bank on a “ message moderation council . ” “ No major mental object decisions or bill reinstatements will happen before that council convenes , ” he write inan Oct. 28 post .
Yet seemingly , Freedom Friday went in front with no such council in blank space . And it ’s abundantly potential that there just are n’t enough faculty left at Twitter to compose one . Initial layoffs slashed about50 % of the company , and moreengineersandexecs have fledsince .
Literally, what does this mean?Screenshot:Twitter / Gizmodo
Among other questions that Gizmodo had bear on to Friday ’s announcement :
What is a “ negative tweet ? ”
Who decides that ?
Amazing how quickly this idea seems to have fallen apart.Screenshot:Twitter / Gizmodo
Who ( or what algorithm ) will be monitor for these “ damaging tweet ” to “ deboost ” them — and how ?
Will there be an prescribed shadowban council ?
Gizmodo also is n’t sure , exactly , how single tweet can be “ demonetized . ” Twitter does not make money directly off of individual tweet , but rather paidposts by advertisers(and , uh , Twitter Blue reader ) . Unless Musk is talking about disallowing offensive ads ( which presumptively already are n’t allowed ) , this is seemingly just word salad , devoid of any actual working insurance chemise .
alas , though Gizmodo has pass out with all of the above questions to Twitter ’s press report , we do not anticipate to get a response . Since Musk ’s purchase of the company was finalize , Twitter has not been responding to our press inquiry . Press contacts from other company take to the woods by Musk , like SpaceX andTesla , are also notoriously hard for media to contact .
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