Musk Not Right Person To Own Twitter, Says Co-Founder

January 27, 2023 Story: Divya Sinha

In an interview with The Guardian, Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter said that Elon Musk doesn’t seem like the right person to own Twitter.

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He said that improvements to the company's morals and content policies have been reversed under new ownership.

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He claimed that the positive changes he has made in recent years have been overturned by Tesla's bosses.

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Biz Stone added that running social media isn't really a win-win situation, it's always difficult because 50% of people will be happy and 50% will be upset.

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Biz Stone was asked if Musk is the correct owner of Twitter, and he replied, "I don't think so now, but I could be wrong."

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Musk has drawn criticism for temporarily banning journalists from the platform and also for restoring accounts like former US President Donald Trump.

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Despite Twitter's current financial difficulties, Stone argued that the concept of Twitter would survive.

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