There is still a lot of uncertainty about what Musk’s Twitter will look like if we assume that the $ 44 billion deal announced Monday will materialize as expected. So far, the best indication of what he wants to do with the platform comes from his own words in a press release: Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital square of the city where issues of vital importance to the future of humanity are discussed. I also want to make Twitter better than ever, improving the product with new features, making open source algorithms to increase trust, defeating spam bots and verifying the identity of all people. Twitter has huge potential – I look forward to working with the company and the user community to unlock it. However, possible job cuts have not been publicly discussed. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Given Musk’s many tweets about opening up the platform to free speech – including those criticizing previous Twitter decisions that have drawn negative employee attention – one area where Musk can make cuts is the company’s policy department. Musk disbanded Tesla’s public relations department, so perhaps Twitter’s communications groups could also be brought under control. To bankers, Musk may have discussed ways to improve results, but in public, he has indicated that he is not interested in Twitter for money. “This is not a way to make money,” Musk told TED 2022 on April 14. “My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is as credible and broadly inclusive as is extremely important for the future of culture. “I’m not interested in finances at all.” Update April 28, 20:30 ET: Confirmation from the Washington Post added.
