“By freedom of speech I mean a freedom that respects the law. I am against censorship that goes beyond the law.” Elon Musk tries to clarify his position and enters the raging debate that has ignited over his acquisition of Twitter. An operation that sinks Tesla on Wall Street: the electric car giant closes down 12% and burns over 110 billion dollars in market capitalization. Worrying is the possibility that Musk will be forced to sell shares to finance the purchase of Twitter. An acquisition completed in just 12 days that he does not stop discussing. Jeff Bezos insinuates China’s greater influence in the US with Musk at the helm of Twitter. The European Union underlines that the rules do not change with the change of ownership. American politics is in turmoil in the face of an acquisition that radically transforms the world of social media and shows the excessive power of billionaires in influencing public opinion.
Tesla’s patron’s plans for the platform are still unclear beyond calling himself a free speech absolutist. But the fears about the maxi operation, also in light of its unpredictability and its proven anarchy to the schemes, are more than evident. In the States, deputies and senators, but also the White House, carefully follow the developments aware of the strength of social networks and the scandals that have occurred over the years, from disinformation to fake news passing through conspiracy theories. Joe Biden is “concerned about the power of social media beyond who’s driving it,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said, voicing congressional malaise about Silicon Valley. A disappointment that, however, has failed to materialize for years: the numerous attempts to tighten the rules on privacy and greater assumption of responsibility by the giants of the sector have fallen on deaf ears. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is much more explicit. The deal is a “danger to democracy. We need a tax on the rich and stricter rules for Big Tech to be accountable,” warren thundered, referring to the growing influence of the scroungers. Musk, the richest man in the world, is in fact over Twitter while Mark Zuckerberg controls Facebook and Instagram, as well as having aspirations on the metaverse. Bezos, the second largest scrounger in the world, is headed by the Washington Post.
Just Bezos, Musk’s quintessential rival in the space race, attacked Tesla’s boss by observing how with his rise to Twitter China has greater influence in the United States, given that Musk has deep roots and strong revenues in the country. its electric car giant. A statement however flatly rejected by Beijing: “there is no factual basis”. On the other hand, the boss of Tesla is praised by Jack Dorsey. The Twitter founder promotes the delisting of the company as a “right first step”: “Elon is the singular solution I believe in,” he said. And with Musk at the wheel it is not excluded that Dorsey may have a greater role in ‘his than him’ Twitter than him. Many believe that the super busy Musk cannot also take on the position of number one in the company that chirps and this could bring back Dorsey, removed from the guide in recent months. As S&P monitors Twitter’s rating for a possible downgrade, the company’s employees are divided in welcoming the deal. Many fear that with Tesla’s boss Twitter will weaken its content control policies in the name of absolute freedom of expression. Others instead support Musk, fascinated by her magic touch with which he transformed everything he touched. Until the operation is closed, CEO Parag Agrawal reassured, there are no changes in sight or reductions in the workforce. “Once the agreement is finalized – he added – we will know in which direction the company will move”. A direction on which many question and which many fear.
Source: Ansa
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