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He literally said it will not be a free for all. He may be chaotic, but he's not stupid. There is a huge difference between no moderation (anarchy), and not targeting conservative voices solely based on ideology.
I think the thing to watch will be ads and other revenue streams. Most companies aren't going to want their ads next to 'free for all' content, so we'll see what happens.
But we can see Twitter being supported by extreme right foundations. I'm from Brazil and the extreme right is abusing all the communication platforms. it's a complete madness in what people believe right now. Our society is on the verge of crumbling.
If it was, then we would have seen a left exodus years ago and not suddenly coming up now. This comment has me so confused.
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In the spirit of trying to be high-information and add value: Where Musk is going, there are no maps. So it's very very hard to project. But we can predict likely developments. At a very high level, it's going to involve: bringing back controversial personalities like Donald Trump; increasing Twitter's commitment to 'free speech'; assuaging skittish advertisers; retaining users who might be concerned, while bringing…
In the same vein, the influx of new users who had avoided Twitter due to its censorious, hostile community norms.
It's actually a legal myth. The decision it was mentioned in was overturned in 1969. Equally "as false as saying robbing a bank is legal." And it was never the law of the land, just an allegory.
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What if he just loses a big pile of money while Twitter twists in the wind because there isn't much of a plan? That seems likely enough really.
If that's the case, it won't be so different from when Twitter was run as a public co.
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Ironic considering Babylon Bee was just unbanned even though they violated TOS. Also ironic that his goal was to promote free speech and painted moderation as evil. —- It is beyond me that I am downvoted for pointing the irony of the situation. So many proponents of free speech have so few regards to give for TOS and have the audacity to demand service without abiding to it. It seems that HN is no longer a bastion of…
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In the spirit of trying to be high-information and add value: Where Musk is going, there are no maps. So it's very very hard to project. But we can predict likely developments. At a very high level, it's going to involve: bringing back controversial personalities like Donald Trump; increasing Twitter's commitment to 'free speech'; assuaging skittish advertisers; retaining users who might be concerned, while bringing…
>managing the exodus of users (size:?) that will happen regardless In the same vein, the influx of new users who had avoided Twitter due to its censorious, hostile community norms.