Twitter CEO Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday (local time) that the United States government paid 'millions of dollars' to censor information from the public on multiple social media platforms, including Twitter.
Among the many people present the Lusail stadium in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup finals was Elon Musk, who was snapped in the stands. A photo of Elon Musk standing alongside Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and CEO, of ArcelorMittal, and Jared Kushner, former US President Donald Trump's son-in-la
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he would restore the Twitter accounts of a slew of journalists that had been suspended due to the controversy over the publication of public information concerning the billionaire's aircraft.
Independent journalist and author Matt Taibbi called the treatment of Twitter by the FBI a "subsidiary" and said that the institution's contact with micro-blogging sites was "constant and pervasive."
Twitter's unprecedented suspension of over twenty prominent journalists citing they had violated rules against "doxxing," has drawn swift backlash from around the world.
Dujarric said media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech. The spokesperson said this move sets a dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats, and even worse.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk recently took to the microblogging site to leave a sarcastic comment against criticism made by the press against him for hampering the 'freedom of speech' of the platform.
After the suspension, Musk confirmed the news and tweeted, "If anyone posted real-time locations & addresses of NYT reporters, FBI would be investigating, there'd be hearings on Capitol Hill & Biden would give speeches about end of democracy!"
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Elon Musk made it clear that accounts indulging in doxing, i.e., publically posting identity-related information, especially of real-time locations, will be penalized.
Microblogging site Twitter has finally launched its verification system. CEO Elon Musk made some major changes to its operation which he claims are 'painful, but necessary'.