evacideSep 28, 2023

The story of why Elon Musk fired most of the election integrity team after saying he would expand it is stupider than I even imagined. The team's manager liked a tweet calling Elon a dipshit.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/28/elon-fires-half-of-extwitters-election-integrity-team-because-a-manager-liked-a-tweet-calling-him-a-fucking-dipshit/

Elon Fires Half Of ExTwitter’s Election Integrity Team, Because A Manager Liked A Tweet Calling Him A Fucking Dipshit

There is no doubt that it’s not always easy to figure out what social media websites should do about election disinformation. There are those who believe that websites need to very actively remove …

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Show threadMessagingMattersSep 29, 2023
@evacide Or maybe he doesn't want a team checking for #election integrity....
Show threadThad GuidrySep 29, 2023
@MessagingMatters @evacide Elon Musk appropriately removed an unnecessary team. Our government is ultimately responsible for election integrity and not private corporations or social media.
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@thadguidry @evacide You miss the point. Giant platforms need to police themselves. Unless you're suggesting government do it for them, which would run afoul of the #FirstAmendment.
Sep 29, 2023 at 1:16pmWeb
Show threadThad GuidryOct 7, 2023
@MessagingMatters @evacide election integrity (vote counting, upholding election laws, etc.) are government affairs, not the responsibility of social media. But social media, like all media that people may/may not watch, with or without misinformation… can certainly gather or reduce voting. Elon removed an unnecessary team, and instead focused on a different team… people themselves (community notes).