To the surprise of the BBC, Elon Musk has accepted an interview request. During the exchange with the journalist James Clayton, the head of the social network stated in particular that he wants to give more voice to the people when it comes to information processing.
Cold journalists, Elon Musk wants “the public, instead of the media, to decide the content” on his social network. Speaking to the BBC, he repeatedly questioned whether journalists really report the facts and the truth, saying he trusted “ordinary people” more. According to him, misinformation has decreased since he took control of Twitter, except the opposite effect is occurring.
According to developer Travis Brown, more than 27,000 accounts suspended for misinformation, harassment, and hate speech have been restored since the multi-million dollar acquisition. On Twitter, posts that are provocative or emotionally appealing tend to get more shares, true or false.
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On April 9, the BBC saw his Twitter account labeled “government-funded media.” The BBC reacted strongly: the channel is financed by public rates and not by the government. Elon Musk said he would change the citation to “state-funded media.” “We want it to be as accurate as possible,” he said.
On April 3, the official account of the New York Times he had lost his blue mark. Elon Musk accused the media of “propaganda”, which he said had to pay to get the new version of the certification badge. “It’s a small amount, I don’t see what the problem is”, he reacted to the BBC.
Elon Musk recently opted to remove the differentiation between previously verified accounts and those that paid for a blue badge, which does not imply any identity verification. With the key, the risk of misinformation linked to identity theft was amplified.
Source: BFM TV
