Speaking at a Ted conference in Vancouver, Musk accused Zuckerberg of having too much control over the public debate given his ownership of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social networking sites. “In terms of media ownership, I mean, you have Mark Zuckerberg owning Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and with a shareholder structure that will have Mark Zuckerberg XIV still controlling these entities,” Musk said. , ostensibly referring to King Louis. XIV, the “Sun King”, whose wealth and power were legendarily enormous. “We will not have that on Twitter,” added Musk, who is currently bidding to buy Twitter for more than $ 40 billion after failing to join the board this week. Regarding his possible ownership, Musk said he wants to keep the maximum number of shareholders. It currently owns 9.1% of Twitter. According to the Daily Mail, Musk also said he wanted to keep Twitter’s algorithm open source and transparent, as well as allow the site to err on the side of freedom of speech versus censorship. Musk added that Twitter could serve as an “inclusive arena for free speech.” News of Musk’s possible ownership of Twitter has not gone well with many Twitter employees. According to the Washington Post, while Twitter is a fairly liberal workplace, Musk has often been arrested for mocking gender pronouns and sharing misinformation about Covid-19. Tesla has also faced multiple lawsuits for racial discrimination and sexual harassment. “Musk’s takeover of Twitter would be a nightmare for many employees who worked under control. [former Twitter CEO] Dorsey and Twitter, “said Daniel Ives, chief executive officer and senior equities analyst at Wedbush Securities.