After purchasing 9.2% of “passive share” of Twitter, Elon Musk has joined Twitter’s Boards of Directors.
“I’m excited to share that we’re appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board.” Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in a tweetOn Tuesday. Musk responded in kind stating he was looking forward to making “significant improvements to Twitter in coming months”.
Twitter users received mixed reactions to Musk’s announcement. Some were excited, while others felt cataclysmic fury. Some users opposed to Musk’s presence on the board responded with interesting takes.
Great. Let me update you quickly. Donald Trump can come back to this place and thousands of Twitter accounts will follow.
— CommonSense 🇺🇦 (@4counting) April 5, 2022
Elon would like to make Twitter Parler. I’ll dump it like an onion. pic.twitter.com/kd5mjZq1TQ
— INDICT Twice-Impeached Criminal Trump (@nylgk) April 5, 2022
What is the best alternative to Twitter that anyone could suggest?
We are just getting ready to face the inevitable decline of Twitter.
— Vernon Bush (@nonrev321) April 5, 2022
SpaceX, Tesla and Neuralink are more pressing matters than you have to worry about. Many of us would be grateful if you didn’t waste your time on Twitter spreading misinformation masquerading as free speech. Is it not just nonsense that all of your COVID are no big deal? *sigh*
— Jeff Messer (@jefmes) April 5, 2022
For people who seem to know more about freedom of speech than the “alt right,” they sure do seem panicked about someone they don’t like having a position on Twitter’s board. What’s the harm in having anyone they like on your board, if a private firm can do what it pleases?
The meltdown to Musk’s presence on the Twitter board is precious, but for now the panic doesn’t seem warranted. According to surveys by Elon Musk the most important issue Twitter could address is adding an edit button. As the situation evolves, it will be interesting to see what changes, if any, that Musk’s presence on the board will have on the site overall.
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