Elon Musk's intent in buying Twitter apparently was not only to dismantle a traditional media tool but also to turn Twitter into a right-wing media heavyweight
DeSantis to share '24 campaign debut with Musk Madeline Berg / Insider : Twitter is starting to look a lot like Fox News Sofia Lotto Persio / Quartz : π DeSantis's risky gamble The Guardian : With DeSantis campaign event, Musk seeks to shore up a sinking Twitter The Economic Times : Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis may announce President candidacy on Twitter, claim reports Mastodon: Rod Hilton / @rodhilton@mastodon.social : Twitter is a far-right social network.Β βΒ It must be quarantined as such before the next election.Β It can not be considered a normal public space.Β βΒ https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... Tweets: @jeremiahlee : When we use Twitter, we fund the next Fox News. Change the channel. ππ¨π’π§ πππ¬ππ¨ππ¨π§. https://twitter.com/... Philip Bump / @pbump : One advantage Musk has in having Twitter compete with Fox: he can platform misinformation for an audience that demands it while avoiding huge defamation lawsuits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Alex Howard / @digiphile : Unless @ElonMusk hosts campaign announcements for far left candidates, begins engaging with progressives, & stops decrying a βwoke mind virus,β @twitter will never be perceived as politically neutral, much less βdeserve public trust.β https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... L'website, c'est Musk https://twitter.com/... Neville Hobson / @jangles : Some might say this is about shaping the political debate. Others might say it's interference and manipulation, and about attempting to control the political debate. Either way, Twitter's certainly no longer a neutral place for developing healthier, more informed conversations https://twitter.com/... Eugene Daniels / @eugenedaniels2 : Unless he does a Twitter Spaces with other candidates, what happens tomorrow will be seen as Musk, at the very least, implicitly endorsing DeSantis. https://twitter.com/... Alex Howard / @digiphile : βit seems safe to conclude that Musk's intent in buying Twitter was not only to dismantle an institution that he perceived as a tool that empowered the media but to transform the social media platform into a heavyweight in the right-wing ecosystemβ-@pbump https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Meridith McGraw / @meridithmcgraw : Musk at WSJ summit βsaid he wasn't planning to endorse any particular candidate but is interested in using Twitter as a kind of public town square. The billionaire added that he prefers to have βsomeone fairly normalβ in office.β https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ Philip Bump / @pbump : There is no question about Musk's politics and not much more question about his intent with Twitter, given the DeSantis news. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Aisha Counts / @aishacounts : Musk is hosting DeSantis' presidential bid, here's what that could mean for Twitter. w/ @alexbarinka https://www.bloomberg.com/... Philip Bump / @pbump : If Elon's goal is to build a heavyweight in the right-wing media ecosystem, today's news is a big step in that regard. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... See also Mediagazer