He told the Financial Times this week that the social media situation was stirring things up, and that it would be more of an engineering challenge than an emotional one. Instead of an objective set of measures done by a broad group of people, you are seeing seat-of- the-pants type activity.
Gates thinks that Musk's approach could be a disaster.
The problem began when Musk bought the site. The structure and order began to fall apart. Thousands of employees were laid off or came to work when the entire senior leadership team called it quits because of concerns about his inconsistency.
After being banned for spreading misinformation and inciting violence, former President Donald Trump's account has been restored. There was a spike in hate speech on the platform after Musk took over. Some of the people who were let go or left the company of their own accord were responsible for keeping an eye on the platform.
Gates doesn't think the world needs it. Gates said that social media platforms with large reach bear responsibility. He said that they needed to focus on the things that cause riots or lead to misinformation about the safety of vaccines or masks.
Meta had issues with misinformation when many denounced the platform for sharing "fake news" that they thought influenced the 2016 election.
Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, helped the company create an independent oversight board to combat misinformation, he told Fortune during a panel.
He said that Musk had joined the club.
When you run a social media company, that happens. Everybody can't be happy. In the United States, half of the people think that you should take more content down, and the other half think you should take less.
It is unlikely that Musk will implement an independent oversight board since he dismantled the trust and safety council last week. If Musk stays at the helm, it will be a challenge for him. He promised he would do as they said but hasn't spoken about it since.
It's a long time passion for Gates to have clear, accessible, factual information. He said in his annual year-end letter that America's political landscape was a factor in reversing progress on global health crises.
Gates was struck as a disaster waiting to happen by the social networking site and gutted moderation team.
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