World’s richest man aims to reassure followers saying he will not seek to politicise social media network
Elon Musk has said Twitter must be “politically neutral”, in a comment posted last night after a wave of account deletions by left-leaning users on the social media network.
In the days since Musk’s $44bn (£34.5bn) acquisition offer was accepted by Twitter’s board, hundreds of thousands of users have closed their accounts on the site, the company confirmed, leading to a dip in follower numbers for left-leaning politicians and celebrities such as Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift and Jeremy Corbyn.
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World’s richest man aims to reassure followers saying he will not seek to politicise social media network
Controversy grows after Musk engages with tweets criticising staff
Elon Musk has said Twitter must be “politically neutral”, in a comment posted last night after a wave of account deletions by left-leaning users on the social media network.
In the days since Musk’s $44bn (£34.5bn) acquisition offer was accepted by Twitter’s board, hundreds of thousands of users have closed their accounts on the site, the company confirmed, leading to a dip in follower numbers for left-leaning politicians and celebrities such as Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift and Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian