The ‘free speech public square’ promise of Musk’s Twitter was as alluring to many people as the infamous perfume of the 1970s. They couldn’t get enough of it, or Musk, when he first offered to buy the platform. He was going to be the saviour of the free world. But then the deal went sour, Musk backed out, a court case ensued and then just as suddenly it was all back on again. But the promise this time is not quite so rosy. The perfume wore off and we see Musk’s Twitter buyout for what it really is - a hard-nosed economic opportunity,
I must admit to a frisson of optimism myself when this whole takeover was first mooted, if only because Musk said he'd unfreeze accounts. Reality soon came back! It's long past time we stopped concentrating power in the hands of the technocrats but it will be virtually impossible to persuade billions of twits to give up on their gossip mill. Any ideas?
I must admit to a frisson of optimism myself when this whole takeover was first mooted, if only because Musk said he'd unfreeze accounts. Reality soon came back! It's long past time we stopped concentrating power in the hands of the technocrats but it will be virtually impossible to persuade billions of twits to give up on their gossip mill. Any ideas?