The Evolution of X: How Musk Transformed the Social Media Giant in 2024

When questioned about this, Inevitable West told me that they would say the same about other religions. Separately, they said they would never delete their posts — even if they turned out to be untrue.

Meanwhile, their content is seen by feeds around the world.

There have long been allegations of bias in Twitter’s moderation practices before and after Mr. Musk bought the company, and questions have been raised about whether the site previously restricted free speech.

I spoke to Twitter insiders about this for a Panorama study published in 2023, and they told me that they believe the company will fight to protect users from trolling, state-coordinated disinformation and child sexual exploitation. to massive layoffs, among other things.

At that time, X did not respond to the points raised. Mr Musk later tweeted a BBC article about the Panorama episode: “Apologies for turning Twitter from paradise to trolls’ paradise”. He also announced that “trolls are a lot of fun.”

Separately, Mr Musk said the company had “no choice” but to reduce its workforce due to financial losses.

“I feel like we’re all living a huge social experiment[on humanity],” says Lisa Jennings Young, former head of content design at X, who will be there until 2022.

He says it has no specific purpose. Instead, he argues, it’s “not a controlled social science experiment (but one) we’re all part of.” No one really knows what the end result might be, he argues.