‘Freedom of speech, not reach’: Musk says hate tweets can be demonetised, deboosted

Elon Musk stated Twitter’s new content material moderation coverage will demonetise and deboost hate tweets on the platform.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 19, 2022 08:30 IST

Elon Musk’s photograph is seen by way of a Twitter brand on this illustration taken October 28, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Twitter proprietor Elon Musk on Friday introduced a brand new content material moderation coverage and reinstated some accounts amid a wave of resignations within the face of an “ultimatum” to decide to a “hardcore” work setting.

In a collection of tweets, the billionaire stated the brand new Twitter coverage is freedom of speech and never freedom of attain, declaring that “hate tweets” can be max deboosted. This means Twitter will minimise what number of customers see ‘hate speech’ and in addition what number of advertisements seem alongside it.

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“Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted and demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter. You won’t find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of Internet,” Musk stated, including that this is applicable simply to the person tweet, not the entire account.

Note, this is applicable simply to the person tweet, not the entire account
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2022

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In one other tweet, Elon Musk stated he has not decided on whether or not to permit former President Donald Trump again on the platform, as Twitter accounts of comic Kathy Griffin and conservative commentator Jordan Peterson had been reinstated.

Kathie Griffin, Jorden Peterson & Babylon Bee have been reinstated.

Trump resolution has not but been made.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2022

Later, Musk additionally posted a Twitter ballot on whether or not former US President Donald Trump’s account ought to be reinstated, months after he promised to reverse the ban instated after the Capitol violence.

The new content material moderation coverage was introduced amid resignation of staff, together with engineers. Twitter additionally closed its workplaces until Monday to keep away from confusion over which individuals nonetheless have entry to the corporate property, reviews stated.

In a companywide e mail, Musk had requested staff to brace for lengthy hours at “high intensity” including that for Twitter to succeed “we will need to be extremely hardcore.” The staff had been supposed to finish the net kind by the top of Thursday or go away and settle for three months severance.

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On November 8, Twitter launched an ‘official’ label for choose verified accounts, together with main media shops and governments, when it launched its new $8 premium subscription product. Musk ‘killed’ it the identical day. Twitter additionally paused its premium subscription plan, citing a rise in faux accounts.

Amid all this, ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk posted a tombstone meme on Friday which left netizens questioning if it’s the finish of Twitter.

After months of negotiations, ups and downs, Elon Musk had sealed the Twitter deal in October with a cryptic publish that stated, “the bird is freed”, seemingly flagging his purpose to make the platform open to free speech.

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Nov 19, 2022