"Twitter" in the era of "the new owner" .. 5 expected changes!
Billionaire Elon Musk managed to keep his promise, and bought Twitter, one of the largest social networking sites in the world, for $44 billion.
One of the most important questions that users are looking for is how the "new owner" intends to change the site, which is considered a favorite by millions, especially in Arab countries.
To find out Musk’s intentions regarding Twitter, “Popular Mechanics” analyzed previous tweets and statements by Musk, about the site:
1 freedom of expression
Musk doesn't think Twitter handles free speech well.
He wrote on Twitter in March: "Freedom of expression is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you think Twitter adheres to this principle?"
Musk says Twitter censorship skews based on politics, and doesn't allow for a true public discourse of ideas.
And while the First Amendment to the Constitution in the United States allows private business owners to restrict some speech in their organizations, Musk wants to see Twitter stop "choking voices."
One of the most prominent examples of this is Twitter's decision to suspend the account of former US President Donald Trump, because his statements "incited violence," according to the site, and according to Musk, he will not stand in the way of freedom of expression whatsoever.
2 algorithm
Musk was clear that he believed Twitter should open its "algorithm." By unlocking the algorithm Twitter uses, users can see how Twitter decides to upload or promote some content, and perhaps make suggestions about it.
3 crooks
Musk was personally harmed by scammers impersonating him, costing some a total of more than $2 million in cryptocurrency, not to mention the time he was directly hacked in 2020.
Musk wants to clean up the site and rid it of scammers and bots to create a safer place for users, although there is no mention of how to put an end to fraudulent content.
4 ads
Musk is not a fan of ads on Twitter, saying that they give ad companies too much power over the site.
And while ads on the social media platform likely won't stop suddenly, they are financially viable.
Musk had previously said on Twitter that he believed in "subscription-based Twitter rather than an ad-supported version", but then deleted the tweet.
5 Edit tweets
Musk did not say what he thought of the idea of an "edit button" on Twitter, which allows users to edit their tweets, such as Facebook and Instagram, but he conducted a poll on April 4 on the social networking site, asking his followers if they thought Twitter should add an edit button, and vote He was pouring a resounding "yes" answer.
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