Article 6562C Elon Musk tells advertisers he will not make Twitter a ‘free-for-all hellscape’

Elon Musk tells advertisers he will not make Twitter a ‘free-for-all hellscape’

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Richard Lawler
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In a tweet posted Thursday morning, Elon Musk dismissed speculation about why he'd buy Twitter and his thoughts on advertising, writing, The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence."

The thread appears to be a fairly direct response to a report published earlier in the day from The Wall Street Journal that said, Advertisers are concerned about the billionaire's plans to soften content moderation and what they say are potential conflicts of interest in auto advertising."

Dear Twitter Advertisers pic.twitter.com/GMwHmInPAS

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 27,...

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