What Happened: Musk's plan to relax speech restrictions on Twitter relays a "very naïve, unserious approach" to content moderation, Jason Goldman, a member of the social media platform's founding team told Bloomberg in an interview.
Musk's assertion that he will work toward eliminating spambots and authenticate people on the platform is at odds with free expression, Goldman reportedly said. While calling Musk's proposed buy of Twitter "disappointing," the former Twitter executive said the platform now could do with a "great stewardship."
"What he's revealing is just how unserious a person he is about both his ideas for the product and the philosophy that underpins it," Goldman reportedly said.
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Why It's Important: Musk would really be walking a fine line, when it comes to his set task of cleaning up Twitter and making it fall in line with the principles of free speech.
Musk has made it clear that free speech should be consistent with the law.
Twitter closed Wednesday's session down 2.09% to $48.64, according to BenzingaPro data.
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