One of Elon Musk’s first actions is to address the issue of moderation. In addition to creating a council dedicated to “different points of view”, the new boss of Twitter wonders about the relevance of splitting Twitter.
By connecting to Twitter in a few months, will we be able to choose between a nice version, a right version and a left version of the social network? Judging by some of the latest tweets from Elon Musk, the company’s owner since October 27, that possibility exists. The billionaire mentioned this idea twice in replies to tweets.
Elon Musk’s moderation advice
How did we ever get here? It all starts with a tweet from Elon Musk on his strategy for Twitter. To reassure those who think he has full powers (which he actually has, since Twitter is his private company), the boss of Tesla and SpaceX announced the creation of a “moderation council content with a wide variety of points of view”. This council will be in charge of important decisions, such as those on the reactivation of suspended accounts (Donald Trump randomly) and will decide what we have the right to say and not to say on Twitter. This proposal may recall the “Supreme Court” of Facebook, also appointed to make difficult decisions.
Soon a normal Twitter and a Twitter without moderation?
This comparison with the Supreme Court of Facebook, which has often shown its limits, was quickly made on social networks. A user pointed out to Elon Musk that the left and the right continued to criticize Mark Zuckerberg’s company, which is proof that such a device does not ease tensions.
Elon Musk has therefore proposed to go further by allowing users to choose the Twitter they want to see, like the banning of certain films for the youngest. He’d like to let users voice their opinions, with a filter so everyone doesn’t see them (and a voting system could flag a tweet as too right-wing, to hide it from people who don’t). do not want). Such a decision would reinforce the phenomenon of social bubbles, but this is not a point that Elon Musk seems to take into account.
Earlier, Elon Musk had also approved the proposal of a researcher who suggested that he create several “game modes” for Twitter. One version would be limited to verified accounts, another to anonymous without moderation, while the current moderated Twitter could continue to exist for those who wish. The idea is simple: do not apply a single moderation rule for all tweets, to let people say horrors to people who want to read horrors (still it is necessary that it falls within the case of the law).
Elon Musk already provides after-sales service
More lightly, some will be amused to note that Elon Musk already applies to Twitter the treatment that he usually reserves for his other companies, namely to respond himself to people who complain. Someone Reported His Account Was Suspended For The Wrong Reasons, Billionaire Apologizes As Twitter Boss and promised he would take care of it. Will he have time to respond to user complaints, in addition to those of Tesla drivers? We wish him good luck.