Elon Musk might be serious about taking over Twitter.... Yes, he transformed the automobile industry with electric-car maker Tesla.... His rocket ship company, SpaceX, reinvigorated an industry long dominated by plodding defense contractors such as Lockheed and Boeing....

“ Do not allow Twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech, or falsehoods that subvert our

.... Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in

in anti-LGBTQ hate speech as well as climate misinformation since his purchase.... “ I hope that

unless at' gunpoint', sorry to be a free speech absolutist", he said in a tweet. Musk also said

Subsequent events put that moniker to the test, as repressive regimes cracked down on Twitter users, particularly in the wake of the short-lived “ Arab Spring ” demonstrations.... The fact that Musk wants to change that, she added, suggests that he's focused on “ irresponsible social media.” Twitter declined to comment for this story.... A representative for Musk did not immediately respond to a message for comment. New social media apps targeted at conservatives, including Trump’s Truth Socia

platform for free speech with few restrictions – something he calls “ essential to a functioning democracy

angered the former president's followers. Musk has described himself as a “ free speech absolutist

, his reputation as a self-proclaimed “ free speech absolutist ” was given heft by a poll he ran for

Subsequent events put that moniker to the test, as repressive regimes cracked down on Twitter users, particularly in the wake of the short-lived “ Arab Spring ” demonstrations.... The company was an early adopter of the “ report abuse ” button after U.K. member of parliament Stella Creasy received a barrage of rape and death threats on the platform.... The online abuse was the result of a seemingly positive tweet in support of feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who successfully advocat