Thursday, March 28

Elon Musk plans to create a social network based on freedom of expression


The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has charged against Twitter for its moderation measures and has assured that it is “Thinking seriously” create a new social media platform in which freedom of expression is respected.

The multimillionaire had spent a few days considering the way in which this social network It allows and encourages freedom of expression, as well as the transparency of its policies.

First, he created a poll in which he encouraged users to weigh in on whether Twitter’s algorithm should be open sourced. In this case, 82.7 percent of the 1,117,574 voters indicated yes, while 17.3 percent of them voted no.

Likewise, Musk launched a survey of his followers on March 25, reminding them that “freedom of expression is essential for a democracy work” and asked if they considered that Twitter adhered “rigorously” to this principle.

After proceeding to its publication, he indicated that “the consequences” of this survey would be “important” and asked those interested to vote “carefully”, suggesting that it could have a visible result in the future.

As a result of the survey, in which 2,035,924 Twitter users participated, 70.4 percent voted nowhile the ‘yes’ only registered 29.6 percent of the votes.

For this reason, at the end of the survey, one day after its launch, Musk asked his followers if a new platform that really protected the rights of users.

After the surveys, and in response to the question made by a user about whether he would consider creating a new social network, the manager has stated that he is “Thinking seriously” On it.

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If the creation of this social network occurs, Elon Musk would not be the first public figure to create one alternative to existing platforms, such as Facebook or Instagram.

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At the end of last February, former United States President Donald Trump launched his own social network, called TruthSocial, which was one of the most downloaded apps on the Apple App Store in its early days.

Trump decided to create this platform after being locked of the main platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube) after the publication of a series of inflammatory messages during the assault on the Capitol, on January 6, 2021.

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