Global elites in the education sector criticized billionaire Elon Musk and his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Monday.
Professor of History of Science, Harvard University with Naomi Oreskes Swiss University President Luciana Vaccaro shared their mutual dislike of X in the mask during an event panel At the conference, he said it was “toxic” in a clip that went viral on social media platforms. Musk bought the platform in October 2022 and has been battling advertisers, governments, censors and Democrats over his ownership.
BREAKING NEWS: WEF24 Davos is underway, speakers have already finished their therapy sessions @X and @Eron Musk. Naomi Oreskes of Harvard University and Luciana Vaccaro of Swiss University lament their experiences with the “toxic” X platform and its “problematic” owners. pic.twitter.com/2hfmc38ATX
— Rukshan Fernando (@therealrukshan) January 15, 2024
“I was on Twitter for a long time, and now I've concluded that it's become such a toxic place that it's not a place worth spending my time on,” Oreskes said. Ta. “I've already given up on X. Even that's a scary name, isn't it?”
“the [a] It's a very toxic environment…and there's no solution to that,” Vaccaro responded. “I think there will be a social reflection on how information is brought there. Of course, there are problems with the owner's policies in X now, but I think this will be a problem for society in the future.'' .”
musk answered Post a laughing emoji to add it to your clip.
former billionaire torn apart The BBC reporter claimed there had been an increase in hateful content on the platform since taking office. Mr. Musk was pressed to give an example, but he could not.
🚨Please take a look🚨@Eron Musk Verbally eviscerates BBC journalist who was asked about the rise in hateful content on Twitter
Musk: “You don't know what you're talking about… You can't give me a single example of hateful content. You didn't tweet a single thing… You just lied.”
BBC journalist:… pic.twitter.com/sXUItI2TzO
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 12, 2023
Since taking office in October 2022, Musk has reduced the total number of Company X's worldwide trust and safety staff, including employees and contractors, by 30% from 4,062 to 2,849. according to A recent report by the Australian eSafety Commission.
Davos elites also expressed concern that former President Donald Trump could secure a re-election victory in 2024 in statements surrounding the meeting. Western elites said Trump's presidency could pose risks to the world order, given his first term in office.
X did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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