Ukrainian official questions Twitter under Elon Musk’s ownership

Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted a criticism of Elon Musk's possession on Saturday.
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A senior Ukrainian official questioned Saturday whether or not Twitter could be extra — or much less — free beneath new proprietor Elon Musk.

“Did the chicken actually get its freedom, or has it simply moved to a brand new cage?” Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted Saturday, noting Musk’s “uncommon moderation” of the web site.

Musk has promised to champion free speech on the social media platform beneath his possession, tweeting “the chicken is freed” Thursday after finishing his acquisition.

Twitter’s new proprietor had drawn Kyiv’s ire earlier this month after he tweeted a ballot that proposed a “Ukraine-Russia peace plan,” which stipulated that Crimea is ceded to Russia with water provide to the area assured, and the creation of a referendum beneath UN supervision to find out management of Russian-annexed areas. Fifty-nine % of greater than 2.7 million respondents voted “no.”

Musk formally took over Twitter earlier this week.

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Russia provided a extra enthusiastic tone towards Musk’s new place as Twitter’s proprietor, with Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s Safety Council, tweeting on Friday: “Good luck @elonmusk in overcoming political bias and ideological dictatorship on Twitter. And stop that Starlink in Ukraine enterprise.”

Starlink refers back to the 1000's of satellite-connected web gadgets operated by Musk’s SpaceX firm, which have been a significant communication very important for the Ukrainian military.

With Submit wires