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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc., acquired Twitter for a total of $ 44 billion (about 5.6 trillion yen) on April 25, local time. Mr. Musk, who has been complaining about Twitter for some time, is said to be working on “rebuilding” Twitter after the acquisition is completed.
“Mr. Musk has complained that” current SNS does not guarantee freedom of speech. “On March 25,” Freedom of speech is essential for democracy to work. Twitter Do you think you strictly adhere to these principles? ”I also tweeted to take a questionnaire.” (Local journalist)
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In recent years, Twitter has tightened restrictions on content such as fake news and hate speech. Some celebrities have been “permanently banished” from Twitter.
For example, former US President Donald Trump. His account was frozen in January 2021 in the wake of a federal parliamentary assault by his own supporters, saying “it could further incite violence.”
“Mr. Musk also said that he would’certify everyone’s participation’, raising concerns that hate content might be more prevalent than ever. In fact, the international human rights group Amnesty International , “I think we will move in a direction that impairs the thoroughness of the terms of use and mechanisms designed to protect users.”
On the other hand, the conservatives who still support Mr. Trump are saying, “I want you to come back,” and hope for a resurrection. “
However, Mr. Trump himself seems to have denied returning to Twitter. April 25, FOX News reports.
“Trump told FOX,’I hope Earon (Mass) will improve Twitter. He’s a good guy so I want him to buy it, but I’ll stay with Truth.'” Truth. Is a newly launched SNS by Mr. Trump. This also claims “free speech” and started full-scale operation in March. “(The above-mentioned local journalist)
In response to these movements, there are voices in Japan concerned about the “lawless zone” of Twitter.
<< Freedom comes with responsibility. Unconditional freedom does not exist in this world》
“If Elon Musk advocates a free speech absolutist, he should stipulate that users should follow the minimum rules.”
《Twitter may not be ideal now, but his ideal is not the ideal of everyone in the world, so after all, every SNS just asks whether or not one’s thought fits the manager’s thought. It cannot be the realization of freedom for
Mr. Musk has not yet disclosed a concrete “reform plan”, but attention is focused on future trends.
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