"Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy," Musk tweeted Friday with a poll asking, "Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?"
After more than 70% of the over 2 million respondents said no, Musk asked users, "Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermine democracy. What should be done?"
He also asked, "Is a new platform needed?"
Conservative commentator Mike Cernovich responded that Musk should buy Twitter and and pointed out that Twitter protects free speech for those on the left, but not on the right.
"Doesn't sound very balanced," Musk replied to Cernovich.
Another user on Saturday asked the SpaceX and Tesla CEO whether he would consider building a new social media platform that would allow for free speech.
Musk responded that he is "giving serious thought to this."
Musk has been criticized for his ardent defense of free speech.
After launching Starlink last month to provide internet for Ukrainians during the Russian invasion, he said some governments, but not Ukraine, have told him to block Russian propaganda outlets.
"We will not do so unless at gunpoint," he tweeted on March 5. "Sorry to be a free speech absolutist."
Should somebody tell him?
No, Truth Social.
The problem with gab is the lack of control of bots / fake accounts. This problem, by pepe, is solved on Truth Social. Now to get TS on more platforms.
Trump's got it covered Elon is just looking for more money ventures.
Honestly, I could see a social platform from Elon doing better than Trumps. No one from the left will touch Trump's platform. And I think Elon would at least garner some from the left & a lot from the right. I welcome both & hope both succeed.
Oh I don't know. making twitter fight a multi front war sounds good to me. it defeated the Germans after all... Death by a thousand bites out of twaddle's market share.. Indeed Cernovich, why buy it, thereby giving a nice bonus to mis-management when you can simply take the fraction of their market share that you want for a much lower price?
"multi front war" says it exactly. Since when is it good to have just one company in a business?
look how much we cross pollinate with other boards. The censors drive themselves batty trying to win at whack-a-mole....meanwhile every one of those censors is drawing a salary as they reduce their user base and therefore reduce their revenue generating ability..
Good point. Also, we adapt and move around quickly. If they shut down a site, we adapt. We have a good time being "moles."
True dat!
Defeated the Germans? We thought
the third anyway
Truth has been open for a while now and still most people can't get access, even those with iphones.
How about anyone here tweet him to dump funds into Truth social to get Android and PC users on board ASAP? Then for him to go there....unless he can't, which would validate a lot of the guessing people have been doing if he's good/bad guy.
Starlink is to be Skynet.
Elon Musk is a LARP for the cabal.
Period
Not if you believe that DTs uncle was involved in grabbing all of Tesla's (OG) patents...
If I believe that DT's uncle was involved in grabbing all of Tesla's patents, then Elon Musk is not cabal?
How does that work?
I currently entertain the notion that DT's uncle was (pardon the term) a stooge sent in to 'confirm' what was LEFT after the 'good stuff' was already stolen/removed.
Seems redundant at this point.
It's an intentional way to derail attention from truth social. There are a lot of users now using TS, granted they are IOS users, but there is a fair number to be sure. The android and PC crowd is chomping at the bit for the gates to open. They couldn't stop TS with the SEC, and all the various lawsuits, so they turn to everyone's favorite fake golden boy to offer his solution, based on "something needs to be done to save free speech". Where in the hell was he years ago? If he was the forward thinking genius so many purport him to be, he should have had his own twitter out before the current embodiment, that or create his own free speech bastion when twatter was knocking off conservatives years ago.
Fake Elon is fake.
I would call it D.I.G. (Digital Information Group) but that would be too clever.
He flipped. Covid. No symptoms
Imagine being criticized for supporting free speech. Bullshit clown world.
Is he billing himself as a conservative again? The wind must have shifted again.
https://communities.win/c/TheDonald/p/GbosMFwy/mike-thernovich-finds-out-what-h/c
https://communities.win/c/TheDonald/p/140vt2nbF9/thernovich-cope-took-the-vaccine/c
https://communities.win/c/TheDonald/p/141rsuRl3J/cernovich-is-a-pathetic-pussy/c
https://communities.win/c/TheDonald/p/140vszQ3yb/til-mike-cernovich-is-a-faggot-/c Detailing getting drunk sucking off a tranny.
Shut up Elon
Death, taxes, and Elon talking whenever he gets in front of any device.
Name should be Ego Musk
I bet he gets it launched before Truth. If Musk isn't a whitehat working with Trump, this will totally derail Truth. Another reason why I said yesterday to scale back DWAC holdings.
mmm Twaddle can't defend against numerous fronts...and I imagine that, because of the vetting process many casual users will go for instant gratification and pseudonyms...
Social media is a prison where the guards can watch you 24/7. Individuals should have decentralized websites that are linked together.