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Elon Musk offered a glimpse into his plans for Twitter successful an open letter to advertisers posted connected the eve of his highly anticipated $44 cardinal acquisition of the societal media site.
In the missive posted to Twitter connected Thursday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said helium does not privation the tract to go “a free-for-all hellscape wherever thing tin beryllium said with nary consequences,” an evident rhetorical displacement from Musk’s erstwhile committedness to alteration Twitter’s contented moderation policies and marque the tract a bastion of “free speech.” The connection came a time aft Musk quelled rumors that helium planned to occurrence 75 percent of Twitter’s staff.
“In summation to adhering to the laws of the land, our level indispensable beryllium lukewarm and welcoming to all,” and users should beryllium capable to “choose your desired acquisition according to your preferences,” Musk said.
Musk’s comments rise doubts astir his plan to let erstwhile President Donald Trump backmost connected the site, aft helium was banned for tweets inciting unit during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The crushed Musk bought the platform, helium said successful the statement, was to make “a communal integer municipality quadrate wherever a wide scope of beliefs tin beryllium debated successful a steadfast manner, without resorting to violence.”
Musk besides straight addressed advertisers, saying that advertizing done close “can delight, entertain and pass you,” portion ads that are irrelevant to a idiosyncratic are “spam.”
The Interactive Advertising Bureau took to Twitter soon aft to code those comments. “Advertising is not the enemy,” the enactment wrote. "#Advertising fuels the net system and helps supply invaluable products and services to consumers.”
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