Why Elon Musk Is Asking Twitter Users For Help?

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk made it quite clear that eliminating posts related to child exploitation was his highest priority.
By Pratik Bhuyan
Updated May 28, 2025
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On Thursday, Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, made a request to users of the micro-blogging site, asking them to reach out in case they are aware of any issues related to child abuse, that needs to be addressed. Elon noted that the elimination of child exploitation is his number one priority.

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Elon Musk’s Priority #1

The billionaire, who is 51 years old, acknowledged a report that said Elon Musk had begun tackling the issue of child labor and exploitation content on Twitter, following years of inaction by the platform, under previous management. In response, Musk was quoted as saying that he had no pity for anyone who would profit off of children in pain .

When a Twitter user by the name Ramz Paul posted a tweet saying “Twitter is reportedly nuking pedo accounts.”, Elon Musk responded by saying “Please reply in comments if you see anything that Twitter needs to address.”

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Twitter Undergoing New Changes

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has ushered in a new era for the social media site. Days after completing the $44 billion buyout of the microblogging site, Elon Musk revealed that the blue-tick verification on Twitter will cost users $8 per month, as he looks to create an income stream.

Paywall bypass, priority in answers, mentions, and searches, as well as the option to publish lengthy audio and video, are all included with the $8 monthly fee. However, his major victory lies in the promise of getting rid of bots & spammers from Twitter. Because according to Musk, this new verification system will completely obliterate them.

Read More: Elon Musk Finally Has A Plan to Destroy Twitter Bots

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Elon’s Controversial Moves

The Twitter team also, very recently, reinstated the former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account after being banned for nearly 22 months. This move came after a Twitter poll voted in favor of reinstating the former president, conducted by Elon himself.

The Twitter poll has a little under 15 million people participating in the poll, and 51.8% of them said that they would like to see the former president rejoin Twitter.

Read More: Elon Musk Tells Twitter Followers To Vote For Republicans

 

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Pratik Bhuyan
Pratik has been a crypto evangelist since 2016 & been through almost all that crypto has to offer. Be it the ICO boom, bear markets of 2018, Bitcoin halving to till now - he has seen it all.
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