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Literally the first sentence of the article: > Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter highlights the risks to human rights and personal safety when any single person
by bavell 5y ago
Literally the first sentence of the article:
> Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter highlights the risks to human rights and personal safety when any single person has complete control over policies affecting almost 400 million users.
Doesn't this apply to Bezos and WP?
You could argue WP doesn't have the same reach in terms of raw numbers which is fair but I'd argue both their audiences have a lot of power and the overall point made by EFF applies in both cases.
- wbsss4412 5y agoWP is neither of the same magnitude, nor is it the similar in kind. WP is not nor was it ever a platform in the sense that Twitter is.