It’s an interesting concept because we have seen accusations from the left that Elon Musk amplifies content that fuels outrage or is rage-bait for the conservative movement. But then you see people say the opposite if you’re on— They said the same thing about Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook when Facebook was largely controlled by leftists. Do you find that if we were to have this content moderation system where it’s not up to tech billionaires or governments to decide terms of service, like we’re seeing with the European Union now in its attacks on free speech, that there would probably be less social animus, less hostility, and fewer political divisions if people felt like neither political ideology was being over-amplified? What’s your opinion on this? Because I think all of us at one time have found ourselves accusing Big Tech social media of being on the other side, and we’re seeing disclaimers. Certainly, pre–Twitter 2.0, I found myself accusing Big Tech of being more left-leaning, and even now, I find myself criticizing and often questioning the amount of power and influence tech billionaires have because I still find myself censored even though Trump is president.

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