Twitter Controversy: Elon Musk's Cross-Promotion Changes Draw Criticism

Twitter recently announced a series of changes to the platform, which have caused a great deal of controversy among users. The changes are related to cross-promotion of other social media platforms and are being enacted on both account level, individual tweet level. This is the latest in a series of controversies that have occurred since Elon Musk became the CEO of Twitter a few months ago. 

The reception of Musk's buyout of Twitter has been largely negative, with users mocking and deriding the CEO. This was followed by the chaos surrounding checkmark verification, Twitter layoffs, other issues. Despite this, Musk insists that the platform is committed to free speech before announcing a policy that some users believe goes against this notion. The policy was announced on the Twitter support account and stated that the platform will not allow any accounts or tweets that cross-promote to other platforms. 

This has been met with criticism from users, who believe that the policy goes against the notion of free speech. They argue that this policy restricts their ability to share their content with other platforms and that it could limit their reach and impact. Furthermore, they argue that this policy could be used to silence voices that may not be in line with the company's agenda. 

It remains to be seen how this policy will be implemented and whether it will have any effect on the platform. However, it is clear that the policy has caused a great deal of controversy, that many users are not happy with the changes. It will be interesting to see how Musk and Twitter handle this issue in future and whether or not they will be able to address the concerns of their users.