Mike Masnick ✅Nov 23, 2022

I wrote a thing about how Elon has now admitted that the "content moderation council" was always a smokescreen to appeal to advertisers, but he never intended to listen to them.

Also he claims he went back on his promises because activists promised not to try to "kill" twitter if he set up that council, but (he claims) they went back on that deal. Of course, that's all made up in his head, rather than reality.

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/23/elon-admits-his-content-moderation-council-was-always-a-charade-to-hopefully-bring-advertisers-back/

Elon Admits His Content Moderation Council Was Always A Sham To Keep Advertisers On The Site

Soon after Musk took over Twitter, he announced that no big content moderation changes would occur until after he had convened a “content moderation council” made up of “diverse&#…

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Show threadMatt Blaze
@mmasnick He's Making Twitter Great Again, I guess.
Nov 23, 2022 at 7:42pmWeb
Show threadBrettNov 23, 2022
@mattblaze @mmasnick Should we be viewing Zuck in a different light now as an incompetent CEO who’s in over his head but would do a better job if he was capable of doing a better job or had better people around him. Versus somebody like Elon who’s been pretty bad at every job he’s ever had but doesn’t care because he’s personally insulated from any and every bad outcome.
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 23, 2022
@bflip @mmasnick Seems useful to distinguish between those who habitually make bad-but-rational decisions and those who habitually make bad-and-irrational decisions.
Show threadllywrchNov 24, 2022
@bflip @mattblaze @mmasnick I don't think he can be successfully insulated from a $44 billion loss. His failure at Twitter is going to hurt, & perhaps be his downfall.
Show threadAmanda CarsonNov 23, 2022
@mattblaze @mmasnick Is there anyone who actually believed that his content moderation council was anything other than bullshit?
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 23, 2022

@arush @mmasnick Among the user base, hopefully not.

But the fact that the promise was extremely specific, and directed at soliciting continued business from his paying customers - the advertisers - changes things a bit.