With Musk on Board, content moderation at risk, fret Twitter staff

News of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk taking a board seat at Twitter has some Twitter employees panicking over the future of the social media firm’s ability to moderate content, company insiders said.

DT NEXT Bureau

Updated:8th Apr, 2022 at 1:27 AM

DALLAS: Within hours of the surprise disclosure this week that Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist,” acquired enough shares to become the top Twitter shareholder, political conservatives began flooding social media with calls for the return of Donald Trump.

The former US president was banned from Facebook and Twitter after the January 6. Capitol riot over concerns around incitement of violence.

“Now that @ElonMusk is Twitter’s largest shareholder, it’s time to lift the political censorship. Oh… and BRING BACK TRUMP!,” tweeted Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert on Monday.

Despite Twitter’s reiteration this week that the board does not make policy decisions, four Twitter employees who spoke a news agency said they fear Musk’s ability to influence the company’s policies on abusive users and harmful content.

With Musk on Board, content moderation at risk, fret Twitter staff

News of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk taking a board seat at Twitter has some Twitter employees panicking over the future of the social media firm’s ability to moderate content, company insiders said.

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