They is a famous adage that says that no matter how rich one is, money can not buy everything. There have been a lot of controversies since the world’s former richest man acquired Twitter. From firing key administrators to laying off hundreds of employees, Twitter is yet to see the real face of its new owner.
Apparently, a lot of Elon Musk Tweets and replies are showing up in users’ ‘ For You Page’ prompting the question “ is Twitter forcefully showing Users Elon Musk Tweets? “
Incidentally, the huge number of Elon Musk showing in users’ ‘ For You Page’ is happening days after the billionaire complained that his tweets weren’t getting enough views. This was followed by one of the top engineers being fired over the same issue – Musk’s Tweets not getting enough views. Can you imagine such a scenario?
Screenshot shot showing Elon Musk Tweet
This may lead to one asking: is it a must that if Elon Musk is the owner of Twitter then his Tweets should have the most views and likes? No. Absolutely no. Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has had posts on Facebook that have not received much reception in terms of views and likes. Does this mean Facebook should start pushing Mark Zuckerberg’s posts to every user like the way Twitter is doing?
Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk running Twitter like his personal fiefdom
“Despite promising to make Twitter a space for sharing free speech, Elon Musk has had more controversial issues that have delineated him from that notion. All his acts have been like one of the age-old feudal lords. He “ the social media platform like a medieval nobleman lording over his own personal fiefdom .”
Writing for Al Jazeera, Khaled Diab says that “ the tech billionaire clearly believes he knows everything better than everyone else at Twitter.” He forgets that the platform was already doing well in the first place. That is why he wanted to acquire it . Because it was well run and well because it could be profitable for him to invest in his money.
The billionaire clearly believes he knows everything better than everyone else on Twitter
The most dangerous thing as Diab notes is that Elon Musk is one of those many billionaires who seem to run and control mult-billion corporations that have an effect on the rest of us. He says these billionaires “ decide whose voice gets amplified and who is banned from the commercialized end of the public sphere, which is rapidly expanding.”
This is a very worrying pattern. In an era where the world is going all digital, those with unprecedented power and control over these spaces will be vital in deciding what and when our world will be or go. There is a lot more to come from Elon Musk and one can only pray it is not in justification of the fears of Khaled Diab.
