Twitter’s New CEO, Parag Agrawal, Is Already Being Exposed as Someone Who May Make Twitter Far Worse – Opinion

RedState earlier reported that Jack Dorsey was stepping down as CEO of Twitter. Many are glad to see him go, but his replacement is just as dangerous as or worse than his predecessor.

(READ: Jack Dorsey has officially resigned as Twitter’s CEO)

It was announced that Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CTO would be replacing Dorsey, and the moment that happened there was already a dive into Agrawal’s past, including his tweets.

Agrawal tweeted a tweet about a particular quote he found fascinating.

“If they are not gonna make a distinction between muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists,” was the quote.

Agrawal stated in a follow up tweet that he was using Asif Mandvi’s quote from The Daily Show. At this point, it’s unclear why he found that quote worth posting to his Twitter.

While the context behind why he thought the quote was worth posting is still unknown, the tweet has drawn a good deal of attention and it’s likely that Agrawal will be forced to answer for it in the near future. Usually, when someone posts a quote like that they’re either highlighting it in order to discuss their disgust with it or they think it’s funny or they agree with it.

When Agrawal answers for this tweet we’ll know more, but until that time it’s unlikely that someone who is at the top of the food chain at a major tech company found the quote disagreeable.

Agrawal also demonstrates the leftist belief that any facts could cause harm and should therefore be ignored. In an interview conducted in 2020, Agrawal noted that Twitter wants to “focus way less on what’s true and false” and direct attention “way more on certain content being amplified without appropriate context.”  When asked how he defines “misinformation” he made it clear that “misinformation” and falsehoods aren’t necessarily one and the same, but could qualify as something that could possibly bring harm if it gets out.

What’s more, he said that “context” is “additional conversation that provides a different point of view on a topic so that people can see the breadth of the conversation on our platform.”

In a 2020 interview, Twitter’s CEO explained “misinformation” as follows: Twitter “focused way more on what’s false and true” than on “way more content that is amplified in the absence of appropriate context.”

Twitter can mislead people by stating things they are truthful, however Twitter requires context. pic.twitter.com/DDTYO45KRW

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 29, 2021

It reads like Agrawal thinks that facts are important. The truth can be dismissed and even restricted if it doesn’t line up with what he considers the right kind of thought and opinion. He said he wanted to be part of more conversations, but he dismissed the truth and preferred narrative. It is already a sign that there will always be one kind of thinking.

It would appear that Agrawal is just Dorsey 2.0 when it comes to bias and restrictiveness, but now it would also appear at this time that we’re adding generalizations toward white people and what they believe to boot.