Towards the end of last year, businessman Elon Musk went through with purchasing Twitter.
For some time, Musk’s acquisition of the platform was up in the air. This was mainly a result of various bots on the site and other issues that caused Musk and the then-owners of the platform to butt heads.
Twitter has seen some significant changes with Musk now running the forum. For starters, the checkmark system has adjusted. Those who want to keep blue checkmarks or others have to pay a monthly fee.
Musk has also stated he’s committed to getting more users on Twitter and increasing its profitability. Though in a recent interview, the businessman sounded off against the way Twitter’s previous owners ran the site, according to the New York Post.
Musk on the Previous Ownership of Twitter
On Fox News, Musk stated that there were way too many people previously running Twitter ahead of him getting involved. With Musk’s acquisition of the platform, he eventually fired a significant amount of employees.
BREAKING: In Tucker Carlson’s interview with Elon Musk, the Twitter CEO doubles down on the Twitter Files, saying multiple government agencies had “full access” to Twitter.
“Various government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on Twitter.”
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 16, 2023
Furthermore, the businessman told Fox News that Twitter was previously a “glorified activist organization” that prioritized “censorship” above all else.
Later, Musk pointed out in a critical manner that it took so much time to be able to get an edit button on Twitter that’s not even fully functional.
America Reacts
Elon Musk’s remarks about Twitter’s previous ownership truly struck a chord with the country. Many Americans were stunned by the major bombshells that Musk dropped about how Twitter was previously being operated.
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Elon Musk: “The degree at which governmental agencies had full access to twitter, I was not aware of that.”
Tucker: “Did that include DMs?” Elon: “Yes.” pic.twitter.com/gXJiuH16H2
— 𝒟𝓊𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃 𝑀𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓈 (@DustinMills24) April 18, 2023
Others expressed support for Musk’s choice to make changes and roll back the extensive levels of censorship that were previously taking place.
In the meantime, it’s a new day when it comes to Twitter. Americans can look forward to Musk making additional platform changes that he believes to be best.
