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)

October 29, 2022

New York Times:
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 — The billionaire began as Twitter’s new owner by announcing a content moderation council and meeting employees, as some of the social media service’s users celebrated.

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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 (Jacob Silverman/New Republic)

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 …

October 19, 2022

Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation council with “widely diverse viewpoints” for making major decisions about content and reinstating accounts (Elon Musk/@elonmusk)

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.

October 28, 2022

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 (Financial Times)

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

November 5, 2022

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 (Will Oremus/Washington Post)

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 …

October 10, 2022

General Mills and Audi paused Twitter ads, and sources say Pfizer and Mondelez have as well, as concern over content moderation grows (Wall Street Journal)

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

November 4, 2022

“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 (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

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 …

October 28, 2022

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