Elon Musk continues his “controversial democracy” strategy on Twitter with a new poll. Last post the boss of Twitter (yes, it’s still so weird to write this…) actually asked twittos about 12 hours before we wrote these lines: “Should Twitter issue a general amnesty to allow the return of suspended accounts, provided that they broke the law or engage in nefarious spam?” the tweet asks along with yes and no buttons. 12 hours after the initial tweet, the answer seems clear: over 72% yes.
Should Twitter offer general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they did not violate the law or were not involved in outright spam? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022
Elon Musk’s latest Twitter poll makes people cringe
In tweets posted this morning, Elon Musk states that “half son wave of attention son thumbs up over 1500 accounts that called [une hausse des impressions de discours de haine]between October and November, under a graph meant to demonstrate that the level of hate speech has declined since its capture. In another poll a little earlier, Elon Musk already asked if Donald Trump should return to Twitter. “Yes” slightly outweighed the name, which prompted Elon Musk to keep his promise and restore Donald Trump’s account. However, it was not as promised by Elon Musk. Very soon after son takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk assured that he would invest place a council that will decide whether to keep the lockdown or return accounts to the platforms. The promise has since been abandoned in favor of this very personal way of changing things online. social. The paradox is that the main “product” of Twitter before the arrival of Elon Musk was moderation – the creation of a certain level of trust, both for tweeters and advertisers. FROM son arrival, Elon Musk is clearly throwing it all out the window. The risk of making a network social so toxic that the latter could only become a kind of parler (network social Donald Trump) bis. However, at the moment this possible hope that Elon Musk will give himself time to think about his decision. Pay attention to the wording vague a tweet that promises an “amnesty” (does that necessarily mean unbanning the accounts in question?). Date and schedule not specified. Earlier, Elon Musk spoke about the introduction of “modes” on Twitter. By default, the experience was promised to be quite polite, and hateful tweets were hidden. But the more adventurous could theoretically change the mode to see 100% of the platform’s tweets. However, there are questions, and not just in Europe, about Twitter’s current ability to carry out its functions. mission moderation. In fact, after more than 3,700 layoffs, it seems that moderator groups are no longer enough for Twitter to meet its obligations in all countries where the network is social available.
hate speech prints down 1/3 of pre-spike levels. congratulations on twitter team! peak.twitter.com/5BWaQoIlip — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2022
