Elon Musk announced last Friday that Linda Yaccarino, head of publicity for NBCUniversal, will be the new CEO of Twitter. The news, communicated through a tweet on the same account of the technology magnate, did not take long to generate multiple reactions.
Some of the most conservative fans questioned the decision for Yaccarino’s career and his participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF), while others were in favor of the change through a “like”.
The WEF is a non-governmental and international organization that has met annually in Davos (Switzerland) since 1971, and for this reason it is also called the Davos Forum, with the main business leaders, international politicians, journalists and select intellectuals. The objective is to analyze the most pressing problems facing the world, as well as help corporations and countries to make more money on an international stage.
The controversy on the part of conservative followers is based on the fact that Musk himself ignored many of the recommendations that the Forum had given about the misinformation that was offered on the social network about vaccines and diseases as soon as he took over Twitter. the use of face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. He has also been more lax on the rules regarding hate speech, arguing that freedom of expression would be prioritized on his platform.
In addition, the same tycoon had not only criticized the organization’s annual events, but had also published tweets criticizing the existence of the entity: “How is it possible that Davos exists?”, he wrote after the opening speech of the 2023 forum “Are they trying to be the bosses of the Earth?†he continued.
Great conspiracy theorists such as QAnon had already pointed to the WEF as an organization that intends to transform the world through a “great reset”. Along these lines, conservatives like Catturd disagreed with Yaccarino’s choice, claiming that she is “deeply infected with the virus of the woke mind.” Widespread discontent among users with a conservative profile of the platform that clashes with everything that Yaccarino represents: diversity, equity, enthusiasm and more initiatives that the WEF organization officially promotes and supports.
Not only the most conservative criticized the new chosen one. Some liberals questioned her for being named to a presidential council on sports, fitness and nutrition alongside other conservatives. Yaccarino interviewed Musk at an event last April.
The now new executive director of the social network questioned the freedom of expression policies that had been in place on Twitter since the arrival of the technological magnate. The fact is that the former NBCUniversal head of publicity is now a “smart and fair director” for Musk, as he himself claimed, adding that she believes she is the key to both political sides.
