Vitalik Buterin protests against the recent waves of censorship of Elon Musk’s Twitter. Indeed, for the founder of Ethereum, Twitter would be on the way to authoritarianism following the numerous account bans in recent days. In addition, Elon Musk continues on the implementation of a new content moderation policy without however responding to the allegations on this subject.
Vitalik Buterin opposes Elon Musk’s decisions on Twitter
Elon Musk has launched a wave of censorship regarding the quality of content on Twitter. The latest is about account ban @ElonJets and @CeelebJets which respectively follow Musk’s plane and those of other celebrities.
For Vitalik Buterinthis central planning strategy is a overfitting through which Musk introduces policies that he feels are right. Which are limited to very specific situations.
Moreover, Musk went further by banning the account of Jack Sweeney the creator of the Twitter bot @ElonJets. The leader advances the argument of the threat to his life and his security to justify these sanctions. Subsequently, he embarked on a new Twitter policy that prohibits any tweet or account sharing someone’s position. Except for crisis situations to aid humanitarian efforts or public engagement events.
Moreover, he also criticized the censorship of links Mastodon on the platform. He describes this decision as “really bad”. let’s remember that Mastodon is a competing media website whose official Twitter account has been removed. Indeed, the media would also have shared links to its version of the “@ElonJet” account.
However, the various censorships received a mixed reception within the Twitter community. In a poll created by Elon Musk attended by 3.1 million people, 59% voted in favor of the unblocking of accounts. Indeed, many Twitter users object to banning accounts for sharing the locations of public figures.
Finally, Vitalik Buterin is not at his first attempt on accusations of authoritarianism. Earlier this year, he first opposed the “zombie diet”. Then he rose up against the war in Ukraine and the actions of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador.
Conclusion
Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, is strongly against sudden and rapid banning of accounts on Twitter. Nevertheless, he is also not in favor of tracking celebrity jets. He believes Musk should take a gradual and more inclusive approach instead of a heavy-handed, heavy-handed entry.
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