Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Work to Elevate Citizen Journalism

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has criticised “media elite” and acknowledged that the elevated competitors from citizen journalism will lead the mainstream media’s “oligopoly on information” to be disrupted.

On Friday, Musk took to Twitter and shared a few tweets that mirrored his ideas on the present state of journalism.

In the primary one he spoke about Twitter’s purpose of elevating citizen journalism and wrote, “As Twitter pursues the goal of elevating citizen journalism, media elite will try everything to stop that from happening.”

Further, in a subsequent tweet, he stated that although the “mainstream media will still thrive, but increased competition from citizens will cause them to be more accurate, as their oligopoly on information is disrupted.”

Basically, it looks like the tech entrepreneur wished to indicate that mainstream media’s have to examine the data accuracy has elevated as there was an increase of citizen journalism in recent times resulting from social media platforms.

Meanwhile, since finishing the Twitter deal, the wealthiest man on the planet has made a flurry of selections impacting the working of Twitter that has tens of millions of every day energetic customers.

Among the largest change that Twitter is seeing is the inclusion of the brand new $7.99 (roughly Rs. 650) monthly Blue subscription. However, Musk’s determination to implement the blue tick payment didn’t go properly with many. Even some advertiser pulled again their leg from the positioning.

Also, celebrities together with Whoopi Goldberg and Gigi Hadid give up Twitter within the days following its acquisition.

In different information, it has been reported) that Twitter on Friday introduced again the “official” badge to some accounts, simply days after putting off it, whereas a number of customers reported the brand new subscription possibility for the blue verification examine mark had disappeared.

The transfer follows a surge in faux accounts on the platform after new boss Elon Musk allowed customers to pay $8 for the coveted blue examine mark that was beforehand reserved for verified accounts of politicians, actors and different main personalities.

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