Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which he renamed X, has shown what can happen when an individual pushes a political agenda by controlling a social media company.
He has reinstated accounts that were banned because of the white supremacist and antisemitic views they espoused.
To prevent those who would hijack algorithms for power, we need a pro-choice movement for algorithms.
We, the users, should be able to decide what we read at the newsstand.
In my ideal world, I would like to be able to choose my feed from a list of providers.
Persons:
Elon, Musk, Tucker Carlson, Andrew Tate, Charlie Warzel, Susie’s curation
Organizations:
Twitter, American Civil Liberties Union, Heritage Foundation
Locations:
The, Belgrade