The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, asked this Saturday the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, to ensure that these rights will be respected in the social network.
“I ask you to ensure that human rights will be central to the management of Twitter under your leadership,” wrote Turk, in an open letter released this Saturday, where he expressed “apprehension about the digital public space and the role that Twitter plays over there. . “.
“Respect for our shared human rights must act as a safeguard for the use and evolution of the platform,” Turk explained, noting that “like all companies, Twitter must understand the harm associated with its platform and take steps to remedy it.” .
The high commissioner regretted the information that Elon Musk fired the entire Twitter team dedicated to human rights and acknowledged that this “is not […] an encouraging start.”
Turk, who spread his open letter precisely on Twitter, where he has some 25,000 followers, recalled six fundamental principles that must be respected, including freedom of expression, protection of privacy and guaranteeing transparency.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, took control of Twitter last week, after buying the social network for 44,000 million euros, immediately dissolving the board of directors, in addition to expelling the main staff and laying off nearly half of the 7,500 employees.
Source: TSF
