The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who's worried?
things like the number of government information requests it receives or legal demands to remove content. Musk has indicated that transparency will be a priority for him at Twitter, but it remains unknown which areas he wants to focus on and what his stance will be on issues like government requests for user data.
When Musk talks about “authenticating all humans,” it's possible he's referring to a plan to reduce spambots by having users, say, fill out captchas before tweeting to prove that they're human. It's unclear how feasible a system like this would be, but in theory, privacy and security advocates say, this is a best-case scenario and could actually be useful.
Musk will presumably share more details and specifics about his plans for Twitter soon. In the meantime, the situation serves as a cautionary tale of the uncertain and unpredictable path all private platforms are ultimately on.
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