(Reuters) In the run-up to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk’s public revelation of a $3 billion interest in Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), the billionaire chastised the microblogging site for violating free speech principles and indicated that he was considering creating a new social media platform.
In a recent interview, the world’s richest person said that he is an “absolutist” when it comes to free speech. He also said that Web3, a name for a decentralised version of the internet that uses non-fungible coins as its business backbone, is bad.
Though both Dorsey and Musk are proponents of cryptocurrencies, they share reservations about the metaverse, NFTs, and Web3, which some see as the internet’s development.
From mocking Twitter’s new CEO to describing NFT profile images as “annoying,” here is a collection of Musk’s tweets and remarks on Twitter, Web3, NFTs, and free speech.
Tweet with a date.
Musk tweeted on March 15: “I’m selling this song about NFTs as an advertisement.”
The tweet featured the lyrics of a song titled “NFT for 2021.”
Your conceit Computers are always awake. It has been confirmed. It is.
guarantee. ” The next day, he tweeted: “In fact, doesn’t it?”
I feel very comfortable selling this. This too will pass.“
Musk shared a meme on Dec. 1 comparing new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to Musk.
Joseph Stalin in the year 2021
2 December “Web3 seems like nonsense,” Musk said in response to a post.
In 2021, Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI, will
In a tweet on Dec. 21, Musk derided the Web3 proposal.
Anyone saw Web3 in 2021? I’m unable to locate it. “
21 January In a Twitter conversation, the NFT profile photo was dubbed
Musk described the 2022 feature as “annoying,” noting that “Twitter is investing a lot of money.”
while crypto fraudsters are squandering engineering resources on this nonsense.
“Are you going to host a spambot block party on every post!“
On Feb. 22, Musk, who is well-known for his unique memes, tweeted a picture.
2022, insulting the growth of the internet, mocking
Web3.
5 March In a tweet, Starlink claimed that many countries had urged them to
Musk apologised for becoming a free agent in 2022, saying, “I’m sorry to be a free agent.”
“absolutist in speech.”
In a quote tweet on March 24, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said, “The
In 2022, the decision on which algorithm to employ (or not to use) should be left open.
to all“
Musk polled Twitter users on March 24 to determine if Twitter’s algorithm should be open.
Source: 2022.
Musk said on March 26 that Twitter violates free speech.
The ideas of 2022 fundamentally undermine democracy, and it was asked if
It was determined that a new platform was required.
4 April In his first tweet after the announcement of his ownership,
“Oh hey, haha,” he remarked on Twitter in 2022.
