Sources: spotted at Twitter’s HQ today on Musk’s first full day as owner were former head of product Kayvon Beykpour, David Sacks, and Musk’s personal attorney (New York Times)

Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
A profile of venture capitalist and former PayPal COO David Sacks, who is using his wealth and online clout to lead a reactionary movement against liberalism  —  Last month, Chesa Boudin, the former district attorney of San Francisco, spoke with the leftist podcaster and political commentator Katie Halper …

Elon Musk / @elonmusk:
Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation council with “widely diverse viewpoints” for making major decisions about content and reinstating accounts  —  Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.

Financial Times:
Current and former Twitter staffers shed light on Musk’s “War Room”, which includes Jason Calacanis and David Sacks, tasked with transforming Twitter’s business  —  In first week as owner, the billionaire has axed management, begun mass job cuts and launched new products

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
A look at the history of online content moderation, which has become a top culture war issue since the 2016 election and is the subject of multiple court cases  —  Online content moderation wasn’t always a partisan issue.  That began to change in 2016.  —  Early last year …

Wall Street Journal:
General Mills and Audi paused Twitter ads, and sources say Pfizer and Mondelez have as well, as concern over content moderation grows  —  Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk’s plans for content moderation

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
“Welcome to hell, Elon:” Musk won’t be able to grow Twitter users and revenue without compromises and realizing that content moderation is the main product  —  You break it, you buy it. … Twitter is a disaster clown car company that is successful despite itself …