Vitalik Buterin, the creator of the Ethereum cryptocurrency, reacted to the actions of the new head of Twitter, Elon Musk, to block accounts and the possibility of posting a link to the Mastodon platform, which competes with the social network. It has been reported decrypt.
“When it comes to banning something, acting ‘quickly and decisively’ is the road to authoritarianism,” Buterin said. According to the crypto enthusiast, Musk offers a policy on Twitter that has been “modernized to reflect Elon’s own personal views in very specific situations.”
Buterin criticized Musk for censoring references to Mastodon. “This is a really bad decision,” he wrote, adding a screenshot of an attempt to tweet with a link to his profile, but the social network banned Buterin’s action.
The businessman also suggested to Musk that Twitter introduces a system to notify users a month before any new content moderation rules go into effect.
Formerly Vitalic Buterin declarationTwitter, led by Elon Musk, can be both a great success and a failure. According to him, this is due to the unpredictability of the billionaire.