The Whole Elephant - Elon Musk Twitter Special
Hey Team,
When I got to the office this morning, I felt inspired to create a pop-up newsletter on Elon Musk's plan to purchase Twitter.
Here's a quick glimpse at a few angles on this whole elephant topic.
Venture Capital Twitter
There are many serious discussions about the numerous ways Musk could increase revenue.
Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and recently exited CEO:
His reference to @paraga, the new CEO, suggests Dorsey wanted to make changes that the board or Wall Street wouldn't support.
Note the reference to, "into the stars!" Musk's SpaceX is deploying 35,000 low orbit satellites to create Starlink, a global communication network. Twitter's short message format uses very little bandwidth and could become a free global communication service?
Free Speech
Trump and Covid put a spotlight on free speech on social media platform.
Trump was removed from Twitter. People who spread false information about Covid saw their accounts shut down temporarily or permanently. Depending on your point of view, you agree or disagree with this response.
Many hope that Musk will increase free speech by making the rules simpler and algorithm more transparent.
But many question whether Musk will have the time to dedicate to the complex topic of balancing free and hate speech. Here's an excellent, but long read on the difficulty of social media speech moderation.
My Personal Hot Take
Musk is a heavy Twitter user.
He understands the power of the platform, and is familiar with the hot topics. Does he have all the solutions? Does he even have a detailed plan? I don't know.
I am cautiously optimistic.
I hope everyone has a great week. If you liked or dislike this format, I'd love to know. As always, I will do my best to reply.
- Michael
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