Leaked Audio Reveals Chaos at Twitter HQ After ElonMusk Buys Social Media Platform
The rare glimpse inside Twitter HQ provides outstanding insight into the arrogance that has driven censorship at Twitter throughout the Covid pandemic & 2020 election.
Leaked audio from Project Veritas is providing better insight into the chaos that occurred at Twitter headquarters when it was revealed to top managers that billionaire Elon Musk had indeed acquired the Big Tech company for $44 billion.
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"Elon [Musk] made it clear in public that a large part of the reason he bought the platform was because of our moderation policies and disagreements in how we deal with health," Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Berland said. "This puts Twitter service and trust and safety, as well as anybody who cares about health on the platform in a very difficult position."
The condescending remark is an outstanding insight into the paternalistic attitudes that have driven censorship at Twitter throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Twitter's CEO Parag Agrawal also commented on Elon Musk's takeover of the company.
"I believe Twitter grows as a service allows for more people to use the product and have a better experience because we are able to make the conversation on Twitter, be safe, because we have built tools, processes for people to be able to feel safe and control their experiences," Agrawal claimed. "I believe that there is a lot of work we have to do to continue making that better."
"Sometimes that means more thoughtful moderation," he added. "Sometimes that means making things simpler. Sometimes that means changing product incentives to be able to solve problems through products, sometimes ensure policies."
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