Following Donald Trump’s victory as president, technology columnist Kara Swisher has a bad outlook for Elon Musk’s X, including how the system will grow into an even bigger “propaganda organ.”
The system has now largely evolved into a advertising organ since billionaire Tesla founder Musk bought it from X and changed its name. Musk claimed at first that all he was doing was promoting free conversation on X and that it would be politically negative. His true motives for the blog are now quite distinct, though, now that he has completely aligned himself with MAGA. He has allowed propaganda and misinformation to spread like wildfire on X throughout the vote. He himself even partook in posting deepfakes of Kamala Harris,” joking” about her assassination, and offering$ 1 million to people who registered to vote and signed his pro-Trump PAC petition. Musk’s conspiracy theories about election scams, FEMA, and more have attained trillions of views.
Some non-right-leaning people have departed X according to feeling uncomfortable on the system. In addition to right-wing fanaticism, abuse and anger have run unchallenged. The system has reduced its ability to suspend records for harassment and abuse despite the growing volume of hate speech. The strip function is now rendered unnecessary, making it even more abusive to abusers. Some users find it difficult to post a picture these days without being threatened with physical abuse and sexual abuse. One columnist also thinks the situation might get worse.
Tech blogger issues caution regarding X’s upcoming development.
Since 1994, Swisher has written about the internet and technology. She joined a CNN section to discuss her predictions for X’s potential in the midst of a new Trump president. She made a frightful projection about how X may increase in power. She suggested in particular that Trump and Musk may attempt to combine Truth Social and X.
Trump’s social media account, Truth Social, was terminated from Twitter by him. Swisher points out that both websites are bad businesses at the moment because of “meme share,” which translates to the dependence on social media popularity. Furthermore, Musk and Trump may try to do something unique with their businesses. However, Swisher remarked,” But if they could combine them and make it a joke property and make a lot of money for themselves, that could be exciting and very corrupt.”
In the event of a acquisition, X may grow to be a bigger “propaganda organ,” which Swisher asserts is the main justification for Musk’s purchase. She explains,” Citizens misunderstood. They kept saying he was losing money, and I think it was very clear it was n’t about money”. Musk spent billions on X, but for his and Trump’s reasons, it’s a “great purchase”.
Swisher came to a warning about the untapped energy that Musk may possess in relation to X. She points out that Musk has “interests all over the national state” and could become the primary multimillionaire. On top of that, he wields an enormous “propaganda instrument” unlike anything Swisher has seen in past. She warns that America might be looking at” a single person… deciding things for the nation” given his excessive level of power.
Most left-wing channels, including Truth Social and Gab, struggle to gain significant presences. But, X has around 600 million active monthly people and is rapidly morphing into a strong, right-wing advertising tissue. If Swisher’s predictions are correct, we may have, effectively, a giant Truth Social joining the ranks of platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram that many individuals depended on for link and information. It has already be a risky tool in the hands of Musk, but Trump and Musk may soon use it both.