April 5, 2022
Will Elon Musk erase Twitter’s censorious ideological slant?
By
Andrea Widburg
On Monday, news broke that Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, in one fell swoop also became the single largest stakeholder in Twitter, for he now owns 9.2% of its shares. The big question now is whether he intends to use his position to push for change in a platform that has become a toxic echo chamber for “woke” ideas and cancel culture, even as it relentlessly silences opposing views.
If I had to describe Musk, I’d call him an eccentric libertarian who is, nevertheless, just a little suspect in that role given his
commitment to alternative energy and climate change principles. He’s also an outspoken visionary and genius.
Perhaps most importantly, unlike so many other billionaires whom the mob can still silence, Musk speaks his mind. He outraged the woke mob when he supported hydroxychloroquine treatments for COVID (almost certainly helpful), stated that children are not vulnerable to COVID (true), was suspicious of government COVID death statistics (which the CDC has since revised), and criticized lockdowns (which the government concedes made no difference). He’s also criticized the push in Western countries to
lower the birth rate below replacement level, attacked public transportation and, most recently, when Biden’s policies drove up fuel prices, called for more drilling.
Like President Trump, Musk is a billionaire who’s enjoyed using Twitter as a platform for his opinions. That’s why it was stunning when, a week ago, Musk made it clear that he believes that Twitter, as the modern town square, rather than shutting down free speech, must be a free speech platform—or be overtaken by competing technology:
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