We recently reported that Elon Musk has gained more ownership of the Twitter social network. A few days later, he stated that he would like to buy the entire rights to the Twitter social network. Many thought this was a never-ending deal and a joke, but now it is reported that Twitter.Inc has been acquired by Elon Musk for $ 44 billion.
This purchase is a special event in the 16-year-old Twitter history. Although Twitter is not the most popular social network in the world; There is no doubt that the social network can have the greatest impact on society and politics.
Elon Musk introduces himself as a person who stands up for the freedom of expression. As a result, he has publicly opposed Twitter's moderations at times. He also wants the Twitter algorithm to prioritize the average tweets over the large advertising companies.
Some political activists seem to favour Musk's decision, as he suspended the Twitter accounts of people like former US President Donald Trump for violating the terms of his website. So with Musk buying this company the moderations rules are likely to be relaxed. However, some human rights activists have expressed concern about the deal, as relaxing the moderation rules could lead to more hate speech.
With this acquisition, Elon Musk has announced that it will be adding a number of useful features for Twitter users in the future, including a "Tweet edit button" and a ban on "spambots". Some people have stated that they will open-source the Twitter algorithm, which will help maintain the credibility of the algorithm and further enhance the algorithm. But the open-source algorithm that is the heart of the Twitter service is a decision that needs to be considered, so it's hard for us to believe until then.
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