{"id":1729091,"date":"2022-11-08T06:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1729091"},"modified":"2022-11-08T06:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:47:58","slug":"elon-musk-says-hes-committed-to-free-speech-even-at-risk-of-direct-personal-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-says-hes-committed-to-free-speech-even-at-risk-of-direct-personal-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Says He\u2019s Committed to Free Speech Even at Risk of &#8220;Direct Personal Safety&#8221;"},"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\">30<\/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-says-hes-committed-to-free-speech-even-at-risk-of-direct-personal-safety%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=1729091&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--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-elon-musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> says that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-twitter\">Twitter<\/a>\u2019s mission is to become the most accurate source of information about the world, while restating his commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-free-speech\">free speech<\/a> even if it comes at \u201cpersonal safety risk\u201d to himself.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, took to Twitter on Nov. 6 to reiterate his pledge for open discourse on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1589414958508691456?s=20&#038;t=qeccWlmzs30LfWbg1C1mrw\">Musk wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was referring to the ElonJet account set up by college student Jack Sweeney, who has been tracking Musk\u2019s flights using publicly available data since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s pledge to not shut down the jet-tracking account drew a sympathetic response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for backing your commitment to free speech. Overwhelmingly the followers of my account are supporters and admirers of your endeavors,\u201d Sweeney <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElonJet\/status\/1589419007954022400?s=20&#038;t=bSlt9ZUCLpKeg3zJdYAg7w\">wrote via<\/a> the ElonJet account.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney earlier dismissed suggestions that Musk would axe the account after taking ownership of Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not worried now that Musk owns Twitter. If he banned ElonJet, the news would be all over it, so I don\u2019t think he will do it,\u201d Sweeney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elonjet-elon-musk-owns-twitter-ban-account-1756545\">wrote in an op-ed<\/a> in Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxckSweeney\/status\/1589422901157326850?s=20&#038;t=16qohiEqGjIH8tOk-1o0VQ\">wrote<\/a> on his personal Twitter account that he\u2019s against people using the jet account to track down Musk and look for him in person, saying that he\u2019s open to discussing with Musk taking the account down.<\/p>\n<p>Musk had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/elon-musk-flight-tracker\">reportedly requested<\/a> that Sweeney take down the account over a security risk, telling the student in a message cited by the Protocol that he doesn\u2019t \u201clove the idea of being shot by a nutcase.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter\u2019s New Mission?<\/h2>\n<p>Nearly two weeks after taking over Twitter and becoming its new CEO, Musk wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1589413653190938624?s=20&#038;t=mPuwh0Z2JR2-aNB1VnIFlw\">Twitter post<\/a>: \u201cTwitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. That\u2019s our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter didn\u2019t immediately return a query from The Epoch Times about whether the company plans to incorporate Musk\u2019s guidance into its official mission statement, which at the time of reporting remained unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Twitter, Inc. <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.twitterinc.com\/contact\/faq\/default.aspx#:~:text=The%20mission%20we%20serve%20as,a%20free%20and%20global%20conversation.\">states that<\/a> its mission \u201cis to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly without barriers,\u201d pledging to do so in ways \u201cthat improve\u2014and do not detract from\u2014a free and global conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk took ownership of Twitter on Oct. 27. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1585619322239561728?s=20&#038;t=2y_is4GFOdO0sn4vGMa8Lw\">open letter, he called<\/a> the platform a \u201cdigital town square\u201d where a broad range of ideas can be debated \u201cin a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the face of concerns over whether his commitment to free speech would mean dismantling content guardrails at Twitter, Musk said he wouldn\u2019t let the platform become a \u201cfree-for-all hellscape\u201d where anything could be said \u201cwith no consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be crystal clear, Twitter\u2019s strong commitment to content moderation remains absolutely unchanged,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1588666105023041536?s=20&#038;t=HgAXriWk1ZGTPjLax380Mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he wrote<\/a>\u00a0in a recent post on Twitter, while the\u00a0company\u2019s\u00a0head of safety and integrity, Yoel Roth, wrote in a recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yoyoel\/status\/1588657230836305920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter post thread<\/a>\u00a0that the daily volume of content \u201cmoderation actions\u201d that the company has taken has \u201cstayed steady.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the enforcement actions Twitter is taking concerns users who impersonate other users on the platform without clearly specifying it as a \u201cparody\u201d account; they could face permanent suspension without a warning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreviously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning,\u201d Musk said in a Nov. 6\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1589396236464898048?s=20&#038;t=GsXbYw7SMoHGLBLYbZxNqA\">Twitter post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said this \u201cwill be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue,\u201d noting that any name change at all will cause temporary loss of a verified checkmark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-tom-ozimek\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WEB_TomOzimek-_1.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Ozimek\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tom Ozimek has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education. 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