'Some people use their hair to express themselves. I use Twitter.'
In an all-hands meeting with Twitter’s staff on Thursday, Elon Musk gave more detail on how he would deal with moderation on the platform, leaving the door open for a more hands-on approach than many have assumed he would take.
Responding to an employee-submitted question about his views on content moderation, Musk said he believed people should be able to “say pretty outrageous things within the law” but that such speech shouldn’t necessarily be amplified, according to employees who heard the remarks.
Musk has been outspoken in his criticism of Twitter’s moderation of conservatives on the platform, particularlyin May, Musk said he would likely reverse the ban on Trump if the acquisition is successful. More recently, he expressed concerns that the platform was not acting aggressively enough in response toBut speaking to Twitter staff, he took a softer line, holding to the basic principle of Twitter as a platform for self-expression.
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