Canadian pop psychologist Jordan Peterson had his account restored but Donald Trump remains in limbo, Elon Musk tweeted Friday, under a new policy of “freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.” Disfavoured tweets will be available but not promoted, under the new rule. (The Logic)
Talking point: Who will decide what’s “negative/hate” is unclear, especially after a second wave of cuts (following Musk’s initial round) targeted contract content moderators and hundreds of remaining staff took Musk up on his offer of severance pay Thursday rather than committing to an “extremely hardcore” work life. So many left that some critical parts of Twitter had nobody tending to them. As some users spent Thursday evening reminiscing about great Twitter moments—the way you’d say goodbye at a living wake—and signing up for Mastodon, Musk boasted of record traffic and cracked jokes. The platform faces a big test on Sunday as the soccer World Cup begins, historically a deeply stressful time for Twitter’s servers and the people who used to maintain them.