Twitter is a popular social media platform. However, like each of these big tech companies, there are questions surrounding the mysterious algorithms and computer programs that turn them. Part of the problem is a total lack of transparency.
How these big tech companies screen content and censor information is something that must be addressed. Under U.S. Section 230, big tech companies have been essentially insulated from ever being held legally liable for their users’ content.
However, they’ve abused the protection. These corporate behemoths are taking control of society. At the highest executive levels, they are operated by a cabal of left-wing radical progressives. They suppress free speech and target conservative viewpoints.
One of the world’s wealthiest and most successful men decided that “enough was enough.” Elon Musk made a bid to buy Twitter and push for authenticity on the social media platform. Nevertheless, Musk placed a few simple conditions on his bid.
One important question was how much Twitter beefed up the number of true accounts and how many were bogus bots. Musk felt as if the number presented by Twitter was not authentic. He wanted proof. Twitter refused to give it to him, so he rightfully backed out of the deal.
But that’s only the tip of the iceberg at Twitter. Twitter is now being accused of espionage. A former head of security claims that leadership misled board members and government officials about potential vulnerabilities on Twitter.
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko insists that these vulnerabilities expose the platform to hacking, foreign manipulation, and covert spying. Zatko, who reported directly to the CEO, also says that one or more employees currently work for a foreign intelligence agency.
Furthermore, Zatko says Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told him not “accurately report cybersecurity shortfalls to the board of directors.” Agrawal also told Zatko to provide misrepresented data. It appears that someone needs to take a “look under the hood” of Twitter.
Prior to finalizing a billion-dollar offer to buy the social media giant, that’s exactly what Elon Musk wanted to do. With these new revelations, it’s becoming clearer and clearer why Twitter didn’t want anyone to “take a look under the hood.”
It appears there’s some grime and dirt under Twitter’s hood. Musk’s legal team issued a subpoena to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Musk wants to see first-hand evidence of “the impact or effect of false or spam accounts on Twitter’s business and operations.”
However, it appears Twitter might be due to produce a lot more than answers to questions than just how many spammers and fake bots they allow to troll user accounts. The SEC, the Federal Trade Commission, and the DOJ are all in possession of this latest report.
Multiple congressional committees may also want to know exactly what is going on “under the hood” of Twitter. We may all be astonished when we finally find out. Alluding to the notion that he is done with Twitter, Musk recently floated another idea of interest to the social media world.
Musk mentioned a possible desire to refurbish the website X.com as a new social media platform. In 1999, the SpaceX and Tesla founder co-founded X.com. X.com began as an online bank.
It later merged with Cofinity and became PayPal. Musk repurchased the domain name for “sentimental value.” Whatever happens with Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter, one thing is now obvious. Peaking under Twitter’s hood may reveal some serious engine problems!