{"id":1402997,"date":"2022-03-27T11:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402997"},"modified":"2022-03-27T11:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:59:51","slug":"elon-musk-reveals-what-type-of-social-media-platform-he-is-giving-serious-thought-to-creating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-reveals-what-type-of-social-media-platform-he-is-giving-serious-thought-to-creating\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Reveals What Type Of Social Media Platform He Is Giving \u2018Serious Thought To\u2019 Creating"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-reveals-what-type-of-social-media-platform-he-is-giving-serious-thought-to-creating%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1402997&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/EM-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Entrepreneur Elon Musk said late on Saturday that he is giving \u201cserious thought\u201d to launching a new social media platform that will be transparent with its algorithms, prioritize free speech, and will keep propaganda to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who is the co-founder of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, made the remarks in response to a tweet that asked, \u201cWould you consider building a new social media platform, @elonmusk?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne that would consist an open source algorithm, one where free speech and adhering to free speech is given top priority, one where propaganda is very minimal,\u201d the tweet continued. \u201cI think that kind of a platform is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded, \u201cAm giving serious thought to this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am giving serious thought to this<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507907130124222471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/doesnt-sound-very-balanced-elon-musk-hints-he-may-launch-new-platform-to-take-on-twitter\">conducted<\/a> an informal poll late last week on Twitter, which stated: \u201cFree speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 2 million people responded to the poll with 70.4% saying that Twitter did not adhere to the principle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consequences of this poll will be important,\u201d Musk continued. \u201cPlease vote carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk followed up on the poll on Saturday, writing: \u201cGiven that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs a new platform needed?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is a new platform needed?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507777913042571267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBuy twitter,\u201d political commentator Mike Cernovich responded. \u201cIf you\u2019re a leftist making death threats against conservatives. or organizing riots, Twitter respects your freedom of speech. Twitter also respects the freedom of speech for media hoaxes like when every major outlet framed an innocent Covington high school kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded, \u201cDoesn\u2019t sound very balanced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk conducted another informal poll on Twitter on Thursday in which he asked if \u201cTwitter[\u2019s] algorithm should be open source.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 1.1 million people responded to that poll with 82.7% saying, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m worried about de facto bias in \u2018the Twitter algorithm\u2019 having a major effect on public discourse,\u201d Musk continued. \u201cHow do we know what\u2019s really happening?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk recently came out and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-announces-starlink-terminals-sent-to-ukraine-wont-take-certain-actions-unless-forced-at-gunpoint\">objected<\/a>\u00a0to the censoring of Russian media outlets in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources,\u201d Musk tweeted. \u201cWe will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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