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TikTok CEO says Content Moderation Vital, Elon Musk and Twitter heading down a risky path
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TikTok CEO says Content Moderation Vital, Elon Musk and Twitter heading down a risky path

[ad_1] The chief executive officer of hit video app TikTok suggested Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. are heading down a risky path. The chief executive officer of hit video app TikTok suggested Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. are heading down a risky path.Shou Zi Chew, whose company has come under fire from US officials, emphasized the importance of investing in sufficient staff to handle content moderation and security. He made the comments in response to questions about whether TikTok could operate effectively if it fired half its staff, the way Twitter has under Musk. “I hope that day never comes,” Chew said with a laugh at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Wednesday. “The way we are organized is one where we don't need to lay off half the workforce to achieve the efficiency le...
US Prez Joe Biden Says Elon Musk Bought Platform That ‘Spews Lies’ Around World
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US Prez Joe Biden Says Elon Musk Bought Platform That ‘Spews Lies’ Around World

[ad_1] President Joe Biden criticized Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, saying the social media platform was responsible for spewing lies. President Joe Biden criticized Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter Inc., saying the social media platform was responsible for spewing lies. Biden made the remarks as an aside during a fundraiser in Chicago on Friday evening as he warned donors about the effect the Nov. 8 midterms would have on the coming years. “Now what are we all worried about? Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that sends and spews lies all across the world,” Biden said. “There's no editors anymore,” Biden added. “There's no editors. How do we expect kids to be able to understand what is at stake?” Musk, who styles himself as a champion of free-speech, acquired Twitt...