{"id":1418522,"date":"2022-04-04T17:14:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T21:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1418522"},"modified":"2022-04-04T17:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T21:14:46","slug":"game-changer-social-media-erupts-after-elon-musk-becomes-twitters-largest-shareholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/game-changer-social-media-erupts-after-elon-musk-becomes-twitters-largest-shareholder\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Game Changer\u2019: Social Media Erupts After Elon Musk Becomes Twitter\u2019s Largest Shareholder"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgame-changer-social-media-erupts-after-elon-musk-becomes-twitters-largest-shareholder%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=1418522&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\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1229893040-e1623414815950.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Social media exploded with reaction after news hit Monday morning that Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-elon-musk-becomes-twitters-largest-shareholder-after-shakeup-tease\">Elon Musk<\/a> has become Left-wing social media platform Twitter\u2019s largest shareholder, taking 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGame changer,\u201d women\u2019s rights activist and Olympic medalist Sharron Davies posted in reaction to the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Game changer! \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XCbpIOwU5D\">https:\/\/t.co\/XCbpIOwU5D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharrond62\/status\/1510951051112898565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative host Liz Wheeler created a \u201cto-do list\u201d for Musk.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cBuy all of it,\u201d she wrote as Musk\u2019s first task, adding, \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">End shadowbanning. <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Open source curating of trends. <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Stop \u2018misinformation\u2019 warnings. <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Don\u2019t ban science (gender &#038; covid). <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Reinstate Alex Berenson, Dr. Robert Malone, Pres Trump &#038; Babylon Bee,\u201d and \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Commit to FREE SPEECH.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter to-do list for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Buy all of it.<br \/>\u2013 End shadowbanning.<br \/>\u2013 Open source curating of trends.<br \/>\u2013 Stop \u201cmisinformation\u201d warnings.<br \/>\u2013 Don\u2019t ban science (gender &#038; covid).<br \/>\u2013 Reinstate Alex Berenson, Dr. Robert Malone, Pres Trump &#038; Babylon Bee.<br \/>\u2013 Commit to FREE SPEECH.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Wheeler\/status\/1511007111412695047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cIf Musk helps restore [Twitter]\u00a0<\/span>to its free speech roots and moves it away from its left-wing censorship regime, it will be perhaps the most heroic and public-serving action I have seen a billionaire take in my lifetime,\u201d wrote Claremont Institute senior fellow Jeremy Carl.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Musk helps restore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a>  to its free speech roots and moves it away from its left-wing censorship regime, it will be perhaps the most heroic and public-serving action I have seen a billionaire take in my lifetime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxAXkIjrmY\">https:\/\/t.co\/jxAXkIjrmY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Carl (@jeremycarl4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeremycarl4\/status\/1510971158568439812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk and like-minded, free speech supporting billionaires buying a controlling stake in Twitter is the only plausible \u2018market-based\u2019 solution to censorship on the platform,\u201d Will Chamberlain said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk and like-minded, free speech supporting billionaires buying a controlling stake in Twitter is the only plausible &#8220;market-based&#8221; solution to censorship on the platform<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willchamberlain\/status\/1510972126760783872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk has just taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter. Watch them sweat!!!,\u201d Rebel News\u2019 Avi Yemini reacted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk has just taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Watch them sweat!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OzraeliAvi\/status\/1510940197156171776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk recently teased a shakeup at Twitter, or possible plans to build a new social media platform that promotes free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Tesla CEO asked his followers to vote in a poll about free speech and Twitter\u2019s adherence to it, emphasizing that\u00a0the \u201cconsequences of this poll will be important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?\u201d the 50-year-old asked. \u201cThe consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507272763597373461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When the poll came back to show that more than 70% of the 2,000,000-plus who voted answered \u201cNo,\u201d Musk teased creating a new platform of his own.<\/p>\n<p>\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 he asked, following up, \u201cIs a new platform needed?\u201d<\/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>The next day, the entrepreneur said he was giving \u201cserious thought\u201d to building a new platform with \u201can open source algorithm,\u201d promoting free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you consider building a new social media platform, [Elon Musk]?\u201d one Twitter user asked. \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. I think that kind of a platform is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm giving serious thought to this,\u201d Musk responded.<\/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><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-elon-musk-becomes-twitters-largest-shareholder-after-shakeup-tease\">Elon Musk Becomes Twitter\u2019s Largest Shareholder After Shakeup\u00a0Tease<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/just-the-appetizer-top-tech-analyst-talks-musk-taking-on-twitter-following-big-share-buy\">\u2018Just The Appetizer\u2019: Top Tech Analyst Talks Musk Taking On Twitter Following Big Share\u00a0Buy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/peace-peace-i-hate-the-word-elon-musk-slams-useless-pacifist-virtue-signaling\">\u2018Peace. Peace? I Hate The Word\u2019: Elon Musk Slams Useless Pacifist Virtue\u00a0Signaling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>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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