Just a day after offering to buy Twitter for $41 billion,??? ?? ?? Tesla CEO and richest guy in the world Elon Musk took the TED stage, together with TED head Chris Anderson, and used some of his time there to explain why, exactly, he wants to own Twitter.
"I think it's very important that there will be an inclusive arena for free speech," Musk said. "Twitter has become kind of the de facto town square. It's really important that people have the reality and the perception that they're able to speak freely, within the bounds of the law."
He then outlined a few of the practical moves he thinks Twitter should make for that to happen. These include open-sourcing its algorithm, and make apparent any actions that emphasize or de-emphasize people's tweets, "so there's no behind the scenes manipulation either algorithmically or manually."
SEE ALSO: Twitter reacts to Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter for $41 billionOn the topic of actually owning Twitter, Musk said it would be "miserable," with everyone "blaming him for everything."
"But it's important to the function of democracy (...) to help freedom in the world. I think civilizational risk is decreased the more we can increase the trust of Twitter as a public platform."
Musk also said the move is not about making money or maximizing his ownership of Twitter.
When asked about the problem of policing problematic content such as hate speech on the platform, Musk skipped the specifics, and again re-iterated the importance of opening up Twitter's algorithms to the public. He did say that Twitter should err on the site of caution when it comes to banning content.
"If in doubt, let the speech exist," he said. "I don't have all the answers here," he added.
As for other changes that may be coming to Twitter, should Musk succeed to take the company over, Musk said he'd try to get rid of cryptocurrency-related scams, and the long-awaited edit button would also be a priority.
You can check out the whole thing (plus an excerpt from an upcoming 80-minute interview with Musk) below.
Topics X/Twitter Elon Musk
Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa 2024 livestream: Watch Premier League for freeUSC vs. Texas A&M football livestreams: kickoff time, streaming deals, and moreMeet Pesto the penguin, an absolute unit, massive King Penguin chick in AustraliaNYT mini crossword answers for December 27Viral Australian breakdancer Raygun stands by her moves in first postUSC vs. Texas A&M football livestreams: kickoff time, streaming deals, and moreBabbel, Coursera, and MasterClass deals: Subscriptions on sale ahead of the new yearNYT mini crossword answers for December 27Stuff Your Kindle Day: How to get free books on Dec. 27Meta Quest headsets are bricking after updates, but a trick can revive them Embarrassing dad Will Smith looks pumped about cutting off Jaden's hair Angela Merkel picks hanging out with Obama over hanging out with Trump. Can you blame her? Horse with a hipster mustache is definitely judging you Irish police have the perfect Facebook caption for this 'Simpsons' road sign Save $100 on the 44mm Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Comedian tweets the perfect response to news story about his own death People are trolling United Airlines with these brutal new slogans Harry Styles' body double is the stuff nightmares are made of Uber's chief of communications is the latest to leave the company Here are a bunch of photos of Jared Kushner just staring blankly into the middle distance
0.1605s , 9928.546875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【??? ?? ??】Enter to watch online.Watch Elon Musk's TED talk, in which he explains his Twitter bid,