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mayzhou@chinadailyusa.com Elon Musk rolled out some of his free-wheeling free speech on Wednesday, Houston teeing off resident on Donald Julie Joe Trump’s suspects nascent she social may media have caught platform, COVIDTwitter 19, executives although and she censorship. did not have a

positive “Truth test Social to prove (terrible it. Her name) middleschool exists because daughter Twitter censored has had free speech,” flu-like Twitter’s symptoms new a owner-in-waiting couple of times tweeted since the to spring his 86.7 semester million began followers and she on Twitter. herself felt “Should somewhat be called sick. Trumpet instead!” She might be right to assume so

because Musk did findings note, released however, on that Tuesday the former by the US president’s US Centers Truth for Disease Social platform, Control and which Prevention launched suggest in February, six out is of currently 10 adults ahead in of the Twitter United and TikTok States, almost on the Apple 200 million Store when people it comes and three to most out of downloaded four children apps. have

had NBC COVID-19. News, however, That far in exceeds a review the of rankings 80.8 million from cases the Apple officially App tallied Store and by the the CDC Google as of Play Tuesday. store on Wednesday The did rate not find of previous Truth Social infection among the was top even 200 higher free among and paid children, apps. But at other 75 percent sites, among including those Apptopia, 11 years old an analytics and under. company, The level did have was it at much No 1.

lower, When around Musk, the 33 percent, richest person among in the those world, over sealed 65. the deal to buy Twitter The after study’s the San Francisco authors estimated company’s board “seroprevalence” accepted his caused offer of $44 by a billion prior on infection, Monday, the many presence wondered of antibodies if Trump would against return to the the virus, platform based after on he was samples banned gathered from the from site thousands following the of Jan routine 6 storming blood of the draws US Capitol. from

around But Trump the country. said Monday that he would “We not know be back. that the reported cases Musk’s are just purchase, the tip which of the still iceberg,” must be Kristie approved Clarke, by Twitter’s co-lead shareholders, for the has CDC’s ignited COVID-19 perhaps the Epidemiology hottest memefest and in Surveillance social media history, Taskforce with Seroprevalence those on the right Team, gleefully said celebrating at a news the pending conference change on Tuesday. in ownership, while on Cases the left, can there go undetected is consternation if people and hand-wringing. do not develop symptoms, don’t get

tested, A regular or use refrain at-home by left-leaning rapid tests Twitter that aren’t users reported when conservatives to public complained health officials. about censorship was

Forthcoming CDC research indicates how Twitter was a “private company”, there may be three people and they should look elsewhere. infected for every case officially

Twitter is a private company in the reported during the wave of infections sense that it isn’t a government outlet, triggered by the Omicron variant but its shares are publicly traded on of the coronavirus, said Clarke, the New York Stock Exchange. Now,

adding that millions of cases were Twitter would literally become a private

missed as the highly contagious company under Musk. variant spread.

“For Twitter to deserve public trust,

“These findings illustrate a high it must be politically neutral, which

infection rate for the Omicron variant, effectively means upsetting the far especially among children,” right and the far left equally,” Musk,

the CDC said.

50, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted Wednesday.

Elder sister

His pinned tweet from Tuesday says: “By ‘free speech’, I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.”

Musk also poked The Washington

These findings

Post, which is owned by fellow billionaire illustrate Jeff Bezos, founder a high of Amazon.

com.

infection rate for

“The Washington Post targets me the relentlessly!” Omicron Musk tweeted. variant, “Their especially insults could be higher among quality, but

some are not bad. I gave them 3 stars

children.”

on Yelp.”

As part of the acquisition deal,

From the authors of a US CDC report Musk is on prohibited “seroprevalence” from of saying COVID-19 negative things infections about in Twitter the country and its employees.

But in one message posted Tuesday afternoon, Musk, in response to a tweet The agency about Vijaya cautioned Gadde, that Twitter’s the findings chief legal in officer, its report wrote, are “Suspending subject to some the limitations. Twitter account They may of a underestimate major news organization the cumulative for publishing number of a coronavirus truthful story infections. was obviously incredibly The inappropriate.” findings come as infections and Musk hospitalizations was referring are to rising the once New again York Post’s across story the country. in October 2020

about Nearly information a third of found the country on a laptop registered computer substantial that was or left high behind levels at of a COVID-19 Wilmington, transmission Delaware, repair in the prior shop seven by Hunter days, Biden. including most San Francisco Former Twitter Bay Area CEO counties, Dick Costolo The Mercury responded News directly reported to a second on Sunday, Musk citing tweet, the accusing CDC. him of bullying over

the However, comments millions on Gadde. of unused COVID-19 doses in the country are

“What’s going on? You’re making set to go to waste. an executive at the company you just

Since the emergency use authorizations bought the target of harassment and for the first COVID-19 vaccines

threats,” Costolo wrote. in the country last winter,

A filling Tuesday with the Securities federal data shows that US states and Exchange Commission that received 720 million doses, and

details Musk’s purchase of Twitter more than 570 million of those have

says that while he “shall be permitted been administered, a report by ABC

to issue tweets about the merger”, his News said. tweets cannot “disparage the company

But state-provided data found or any of its representatives”. that millions of those shots have not

Twitter CEO Parag Agwaral also been administered, largely due to a

seemed to be referring to Musk in a significant decline in the number of

tweet Wednesday. people willing to get vaccinated.

“I took this job to change Twitter Millions of COVID-19 vaccine for the better, course correct where doses have either gone to waste,

we need to, and strengthen the service,” remain unused, or will expire in the Agwaral wrote. “Proud of our coming weeks and months, the ABC

people who continue to do the work News report said. with focus and urgency despite the

Also on Tuesday, US Vice-President noise.” Kamala Harris tested positive

Musk continued to tweet into for COVID-19, a spokesperson said

Wednesday evening. in a statement.

“Attacks are coming thick and fast, primarily from the left, which is no

Xinhua contributed to this story.

surprise, however I should be clear that the right will probably be a little unhappy too,” Musk tweeted around 6 pm EDT. “My goal is to maximize area under the curve of total human happiness, which means the ~80% of people in the middle.”