1/ Here are some paraphrased highlights from the Twitter Spaces Matt Taibbi #Twittergate conversation, with paraphrased responses from @elonmusk
On the release of #twitterfiles
2/On #Kanye ban
Inciting violence is against the law. In my view posting swastikas is an incitement to violence. The context is important, he is saying he likes Hitler; Alex Jones is telling him to calm down; I made the decision; I wanted to punch Kanye.
3/ On freedom of expression and trust
4/ What do you say about Media downplaying the #twitterfiles & Hunter Biden Story?
@elonmusk: They are downplaying because they're complicit in deceiving the American public. Rather than admit that they lied to the public they have to call it a nothing burger. Shame on them.
5/ On Election Interference
“The level of colluding was insane”
6/ On Senator Warren’s comment that one person should not have control of the narrative
@elonmusk: “the actual problem is that there is one person who is not towing the line that’s the real problem.”
@elonmusk 7/ On Free speech
@elonmusk 8/ Can you spill the beans on financing Twitter #FTX and #SBF #SBF_FTX
@elonmusk “My bullshit meter was red lining”
10/ On future features video, article publication, etc.;
on Twitters capability in software engineering @elonmusk: “it was quite a mess”
11/ Has Homeland Security, FBI, government groups made requests of twitter that they need information pre-bunked?
@elonmusk If there is a request from the government that is not legal, we will refuse … We cannot gag voices of the people.
@elonmusk 12/ What are you going to do about shadow bans?
I have only been on the job a month, and I have a long list of things to do.
Account should tell you “you are shadow banned, etc.”
Have been aggressive against bots and scams, and there will be some false positives.
@elonmusk 13/ Was there a breaking point that made you decide to buy Twitter?
Elon: "if twitter wasn’t not bought and change direction, it would be a danger to the future of civilization"
14/ What is your reaction to the blow back that Matt Taibbi has received from the media on #twitterfiles ?
Elon: They should look in the mirror and ask themselves why did they deceive the American public instead of deflecting away from themselves.
15/ On combatting issue of Bot and Bot farms
"If it’s the last thing I do I will defeat the damn bots and trolls."
16/ @mtracey: Have you detected inauthentic activity from the pro-Ukraine faction?
17/ full twitter space starting where @elonmusk joins the chat.
@threadreaderapp please unroll
#twitterfiles #TWITTERGATE
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