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Elon Musk hints at creating a new social media platform

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has hinted that he may soon come up with the idea of creating a new social media platform.

Musk responded to a Twitter user named Pranay Pothole who asked if Musk would consider creating a new social media platform, saying he is thinking about it.

“Am giving serious thought to this,” Musk wrote on the micro-blogging site.

In another Twitter poll, Musk asked “do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?” and at least “70 per cent” of respondents said “no”.

“Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?” Musk wrote in a response to the poll result.

He also asked users if a new platform was required.

According to a recent study, the Tesla CEO could become the first person in history to amass a $1 trillion net worth as soon as 2024.

Musk is currently the world’s richest person, having surpassed former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos last year to claim the title.

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While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala.







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