james clayton reports. elon musk usually tweets cryptic messages, but there was nothing cryptic about his reaction to the news that twitter had accepted his offer. but people here in silicon valley are rubbing their eyes with disbelief. there world s richest man now the owner of one of the most influential social media platforms. twitter isn t the most used social media site in the world, but it is hugely influential. world leaders likejoe biden, narendra modi, emmanuel macron, and borisjohnson are all on it. when it comes to news generation, twitter has no comparison. but for years people, particularly on the right, have said twitter stifles free speech. yet twitter has been criticised, particularly from the right, that it s stifling free speech.
but for years, people, particularly on the right, have said twitter stifles free speech. yet twitter has been criticised, particularly from the right, that it s stifling free speech. donald trump s sensational lifetime ban from the platform is held up as a seminal moment, a sitting president s megaphone removed by big tech. elon musk says he wants to bring back free speech to the platform. the problem is, though, that unfettered free speech can get very ugly, very quickly when it comes to social media. no matter who owns or runs twitter, the president has long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms, the power they have over our everyday lives, he has long argued that tech platforms must be held accountable for the harms they cause. mr musk will now have to deal with movements like qanon, disinformation campaigns, and hate speech. the danger is twitter, without moderation, becomes poisonous. but for now, elon musk is rejoicing. twitter is now his
Increased internet connection taxes in Pakistan by the Imran Khan government are expected to hurt the poorest, stifle digital growth and limit Pakistanis in an increasingly competitive digital world.
this summer olympic games in tokyo, 23-time grand slam champion did not give a reason for her decision. serena williams has 4 olympic gold medals including one for winning 2012 singles title in london. eric: well new report says china is using america social media forms to try to encounter reports of persecution of ethic minority uighurs as hong kong prodemocracy newspaper, the apple daily, highly critical of beijing, the paper is shutting down after china froze assets, seized journalist computers and arrested executive and owner jimmy lai, he s among the most prominent people being charged under security law that stifles and explosive reports says in part, thousands of videos of uighurs are showing up in youtube, part of elaborate