Elon Musk defended his actions at the helm of Twitter on Tuesday and explained that he will soon spend more time at the helm of Tesla, again promising fully autonomous cars for next year.
He had just been asked by host David Faber why he is tweeting such provocative and virulent messages like the ones last night, when he accused Jewish investor and philanthropist George Soros of “hating humanity.”
Since it bought Twitter six months ago, many advertisers have left the platform where it has facilitated the moderation of problematic content and left behind previously banned personalities such as Donald Trump.
The massive layoffs needed to “break even”
The former US president has yet to tweet again, but if he claims again online that the election was stolen, his comments will be corrected by contributors adding context “notes” to potentially misleading tweets, he said. Elon Musk.
The billionaire also defended the massive layoffs, necessary according to him to “achieve balance” and his ban on teleworking, in the name of productivity but also “morality”.
“They want everyone to go to work, the factory worker, the restaurant chef to bring them food, but they don’t! It’s nonsense!”, he snapped at him, before stating that he himself only took 2 or 3 days. vacation per year.
He recently appointed Linda Yaccarino, an American media and advertising figure, as CEO of Twitter.
He will have to bring back the advertisers and also manage the delicate balance between the absolute freedom of expression defended by Elon Musk and numerous political and commercial limitations.
Source: BFM TV
