Elon Musk is thinking seriously of making a new social media platform

Elon Musk attended the Gruenheide, Germany, opening ceremony for the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars. 27th of March, 2022. Image Credit: Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters.

Reuters: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc., stated in a tweet on Saturday that he is "seriously considering" developing a new social networking platform.

Musk was replying to a Twitter user's question on if he would consider making a social media platform based on an open-source algorithm that prioritized free speech and had less propaganda.

Musk, who is a regular Twitter user, has recently been critical of the social media platform and its policies. He claims that the company is harming democracy by not sticking to the values of free speech.

His message comes a day after he launched a Twitter poll in which over 70% of respondents said they did not believe Twitter conformed to the principle of free expression.

"The results of this poll will have far-reaching implications. Please vote with care "On Friday, he stated.

If Musk makes a decision to create a new platform, he will be joining a growing list of tech companies that are positioning themselves as champions of free speech in the hopes of attracting users who feel their opinions are being suppressed on platforms like Twitter, Meta Platform's Facebook, and Alphabet's YouTube.

So yet, none of the startups, including Donald Trump's Truth Social, Twitter rivals Gettr and Parler, and video site Rumble, have come close to matching the mainstream platforms' reach and appeal.

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