Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be unstoppable right now, he criticized big media companies on Twitter and is planning to launch is own media website where journalists will be allowed to be rated by users.
“The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them,” Musk said.
The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them https://t.co/Ay2DwCOMkr
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
He further explained about this and said that this situation has arrived because journalists are always under pressure to get maximum clicks and earnings.
Problem is journos are under constant pressure to get max clicks & earn advertising dollars or get fired. Tricky situation, as Tesla doesn’t advertise, but fossil fuel companies & gas/diesel car companies are among world’s biggest advertisers.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
He followed with another tweet that stated Tesla never advertises but fossil fuel companies & gas/diesel car companies are among world’s biggest advertisers.
Problem is journos are under constant pressure to get max clicks & earn advertising dollars or get fired. Tricky situation, as Tesla doesn’t advertise, but fossil fuel companies & gas/diesel car companies are among world’s biggest advertisers.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
After this explanation, Musk revealed that he is planning to launch his website that will be called Pravda. Pravda was a communist newspaper in the former Soviet Union.
Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication. Thinking of calling it Pravda …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
He even asked public opnion on Twitter by creating a poll.
Create a media credibility rating site (that also flags propaganda botnets)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
This didn’t end here as he mocked media workers to write an article on Pravda if they are against this.
If you’re in media & don’t want Pravda to exist, write an article telling your readers to vote against it …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
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This is a big news for the media industry as Musk is known for doing the things he announced on Twitter. His latest projects were revealed on Twitter before turning them into reality. It will be interesting to see how he will manage all this.
