Elon Musk responds to Tucker Carlson's "We Are Back" Twitter announcement.
Tucker Carlson, a well-known TV anchor who was let go by Fox News last month, announced on Tuesday that he will be resuming his show on Twitter "soon." Mr Carlson released a video announcing the launch of his show on Twitter, which he referred to as "the last remaining platform in the world" to allow free expression, in a message with the subject line "We're back."
He promised his audience a "new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a half years" without providing a specific release date.
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We’re back. pic.twitter.com/sG5t9gr60O
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 9, 2023
We'll let you know about some other things we're introducing, he added. But for now, he continued, "we're just thrilled to be here.
The essential requirement for democracy is speech. That is why it was incorporated into the first amendment to our Constitution, Mr. Carlson continued. Amazingly, there aren't very many platforms that support free expression anymore as of tonight. Twitter is where we are right now; it is the final significant player left.
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Elon Musk said that the host would be bound by the same regulations as other "content creators" and that Twitter had not entered into a contract with him or her.
''On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said. And, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes. I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators,'' Mr Musk wrote while retweeting the host's video.
On this platform, unlike the one-way street of broadcast, people are able to interact, critique and refute whatever is said.
And, of course, anything misleading will get @CommunityNotes.
I also want to be clear that we have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is… https://t.co/0TMjuYnKUp
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023
The news was made a few weeks after Elon Musk spoke with him in two parts for a Fox News interview.
Notably, Mr. Carlson and Fox News split ways last month, and the network lost a host who attracted millions of viewers to his prime-time programme, "Tucker Carlson Tonight." He turned out to be too much for even the owner, Rupert Murdoch. According to reports, he was let go on Mr. Murdoch's personal orders after allegedly referring to a female executive in derogatory terms.
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Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems Inc. also uncovered evidence that Mr. Carlson insulted his management, colleagues, and guests. The ratings of the show fell following his departure.