Elon Musk's surprise interview was about entrepreneurial leadership on Twitter and allegations of bias at the BBC. Photo: BBC News/PA hate and fake news on Twitter during a combat interview.
Mr Musk said: “Does the BBC hold itself responsible for misinformation about masking and the side effects of vaccines. And not report it at all?
«What about the BBC being pressured by the British government to change its editorial policy?»
The entrepreneur did not expand on his claims made during a surprise interview with a BBC reporter at the Twitter office in San Francisco.
I said the BBC might come on Twitter but to my surprise a reporter shows up
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 12, 2023
Some of early BBC reports on masks, in which Experts questioned their effectiveness, now carry rebuttals about the original reporting.
One such story, published in March 2020, said it was «based on available advice … at the time.»
Last month, The Guardian reported that at the urging of Downing Street BBC editors asked journalists to avoid using the word «isolation» at the start of the pandemic. The BBC insisted its decisions were editorially independent.
The BBC declined to comment on Mr Musk's claims.
The broadcaster has previously reported several serious but very rare side effects of coronavirus vaccines based on scientific research.
Mr. Musk spoke of «serious side effects» after his second booster shot, which made him feel like he was «dying within days.»
Wo While interviewed by the BBC, Mr Musk also accused the journalist of lying after he claimed that hate speech had increased since his $44 billion takeover last year on Twitter.
Mr. Musk said, «I'm saying, sir, you don't know who you are.» speaking of… because you can't give me a single example of hate content, not a single tweet.
“You stated that hate content is high. It's a lie, you just lied.»
BBC journalist James Clayton defended his line of interrogation, citing the organization that had warned of a rise in hate posts on the site.
Groups such as the Anti-Defamation League and the Digital Hate Center have said there has been a surge in derogatory remarks about black Americans since Musk completed his takeover, while others have cited evidence of an increase in LGBT abuse.
Since taking over the site, Musk has unblocked hundreds of accounts that were previously banned for violating Twitter's rules on hate speech or misinformation.
Mr Musk insists that hate speech has been reduced, saying: «People will talk nonsense.»
Despite the spat, the South African businessman said he would comply with the BBC's demands and remove the Twitter label for corporation as a «state» corporation. funded media».
Mr Musk agreed to change the BBC label to «publicly funded» after backlash against the earlier designation
Mr. Musk said he would change the disclaimer to «publicly funded.» He added: «We want this to be as true and accurate as possible — we are adjusting the label.
«I know the BBC is not happy about being called state-affiliated media.»< /p>
The 51-year-old said the BBC was guilty of bias, but added that it was «one of the least biased» media groups.
In an extensive 20-minute interview, Mr. Musk also said that owning Twitter was «extremely painful.»
The company was run «like a non-profit organization» and «spending money like it was out of the budget.» fashion» when he took over the company last October, Musk said.
Tesla's boss has been cutting jobs to cut costs, and Musk admitted that Twitter now has just 1,500 employees, down from 8,000 when he took over the social network.
He responded to criticism of his decision to strip the New York Times of the social network's «blue tick» after the publisher refused to pay about $1,000 a month for a verification badge. .
«It's a small amount of money, so I don't know what their problem is…we'll treat everyone the same.»
He added that he didn't want to Twitter was introduced to «some anointed class of journalists» compared to the public.
Mr Musk added: «I must admit I had some fun removing the proven badge from the New York Times. It was great.”
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