{"id":422731,"date":"2022-03-28T15:32:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/elon-musk-blasts-twitter-might-create-rival-social-network\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:32:41","slug":"elon-musk-blasts-twitter-might-create-rival-social-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-blasts-twitter-might-create-rival-social-network\/","title":{"rendered":"#Elon Musk blasts Twitter, might create rival social network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ec2b7b797\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27ec2b7b797\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/elon-musk-blasts-twitter-might-create-rival-social-network\/#%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_blasts_Twitter_might_create_rival_social_network%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Elon Musk blasts Twitter, might create rival social network&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CElon_Musk_blasts_Twitter_might_create_rival_social_network%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Elon Musk blasts Twitter, might create rival social network&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk said he is \u201cgiving serious thought\u201d to creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform that would compete with Twitter, saying that the latter has been stifling free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?\u201d Musk tweeted in a Twitter poll that he posted on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, Musk took it a step further, writing: \u201cGiven that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same thread, a Twitter user asked the Tesla CEO about possibly \u201cbuilding a new social media platform\u201d that would boast \u201can open-source algorithm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The user proposed that the new platform would be one \u201cwhere free speech and adhering to free speech is given top priority\u201d and where \u201cpropaganda is very minimal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To which Musk replied: \u201cAm giving serious thought to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. <\/p>\n<p>What should be done? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPS9ycji37\">https:\/\/t.co\/aPS9ycji37<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507777261654605828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tech giants like Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon have been accused by some conservatives and free speech advocates of banning users with unpopular views.<\/p>\n<p>Then-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said last year that his company erred when it censored a New York Post article about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop in the weeks leading up to the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, who was kicked off the large social media platforms immediately following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, launched his own network, Truth Social, which bills itself as a conservative-friendly alternative to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>It rocketed to the number-one spot on Apple\u2019s free apps chart when it was made available for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> in February \u2014 days after Trump made his only post on the site, telling fans that \u201cyour favorite president will see you soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But a combination of technical glitches, a lengthy waiting list to join, a collapse of the share price, and Trump\u2019s apparent disinterest in posting messages has marred the app\u2019s rollout.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, the world\u2019s richest person, has also gotten in trouble for his itchy Twitter fingers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am giving serious thought to this<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507907130124222471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday filed papers in Manhattan federal court that noted the Tesla CEO was bound by a 2018 agreement to get permission in advance if he wished to tweet certain posts.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla said that this past November, the SEC sought \u201cinformation on our governance processes around compliance\u201d with\u00a0a September 2018 settlement between the company and the regulatory agency.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena\u00a0was issued just 10 days after Musk triggered a stock sell-off when he asked his Twitter followers\u00a0if he should sell 10% of his stake in the company.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s stock price dipped by some 16% over the course of the two days of trading that followed the tweet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/musk-blasts-twitter-thinking-new-social-media-platform-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Musk tweeted that he was &quot;giving serious thought&quot; to starting a social media platform of his own.\" class=\"wp-image-21684287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/musk-blasts-twitter-thinking-new-social-media-platform-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/musk-blasts-twitter-thinking-new-social-media-platform-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/musk-blasts-twitter-thinking-new-social-media-platform-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/musk-blasts-twitter-thinking-new-social-media-platform-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk tweeted that he was \u201cgiving serious thought\u201d to starting a social media platform of his own.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of the settlement between Tesla and the SEC, Musk agreed to step down as chairman and to appoint independent members to the company\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>He also agreed to pay $20 million while the company kicked in another $20 million in fines. The SEC said Musk agreed to \u201cestablish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee [his] communications.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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