What Elon Musk’s Bid Says About Twitter’s ‘Free Speech Problem’
THE INTERNET’S TOWN SQUARE
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The panic over Tesla’s CEO’s interest in the social media platform reveals a host of conflicting interests about “disinformation” and “political bias.”
Whatever becomes of Tesla chief executive Elon Musk’s tentative moves to buy Twitter, the drama surrounding his bid tells us something about the issues facing the social media giant—and maybe about many