Twitter was acquired by the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday. The running of the company is could face scrutiny from both critics and fans who ware waiting to see how Musk will run the microblogging service. He had previously vowed to cut down on content moderation and has expressed interest in allowing former US president Donald Trump to return to the platform.
Elon Musk begins on Friday his first full day leading Twitter, with critics and fans anxious to see how the planet’s richest man will run one of the world’s leading social media platforms. The mercurial Tesla chief’s tumultuous, $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) bid to buy the company concluded after months of uncertainty and speculation, and now users could start to see his plans. Musk tweeted «the bird is freed» on Thursday, a humorous reference to the firm’s logo, shortly after he said he made the purchase «to help humanity, whom I love».
Yet the idea of Musk running Twitter has alarmed activists who fear a surge in harassment and misinformation, with Musk himself known for trolling other Twitter users.
European politicians were quick to warn him that the continent had regulations for social media companies.
«In Europe, the bird will fly by our rules,» tweeted Thierry Breton, the EU internal market commissioner, in response on Friday to Musk’s «bird» message.
