Tesla CEO Elon Musk requested his followers on Twitter if a "new platform" is required after he criticized the social media large over free speech.

"Is a brand new platform wanted?" he requested Saturday afternoon after taking a success at Twitter and accusing the platform of "failing" to comply with free speech guidelines.

"On condition that Twitter serves because the de facto public city sq., failing to stick to free speech ideas essentially undermines democracy. What ought to be achieved?" he wrote in an earlier tweet.

Musk, who has 7.9 million Twitter followers, on Friday mentioned "free speech is important to a functioning democracy" and requested his followers in a ballot in the event that they consider "Twitter rigorously adheres to this precept?"

Greater than 2 million Twitter customers responded to the ballot during which 70 % mentioned the platform would not adhere to free speech ideas, whereas 29.6 % assume in any other case.

His ballot query gained traction on Twitter because it was preferred over 145,000 occasions and retweeted 38,500 occasions by Saturday afternoon. Additionally, some customers requested him to purchase Twitter or construct one other platform.

"Purchase this one!!!" Christina Pushaw, the spokesperson for Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, responded to Musk's query about whether or not one other platform is required.

Equally, former CIA analyst Buck Sexton responded "Sure" to Musk's query, including "purchase twitter or please construct one. Save the nation from these psycho Silicon Valley libs."

On March 14, Musk tweeted a controversial meme that joked about people who find themselves in solidarity with Ukraine because it continues its battle towards the Russian invasion that started final month.

The Tesla CEO shared a well-known meme that reveals a person, also referred to as the NPC Wojak meme, holding the Ukrainian flag and standing in entrance of a number of LGBTQ+ flag designs. The meme was captioned: "I help the present factor."

The tweeted meme seems to joke about those that are supporting Ukraine by altering their show footage on social media with footage of the Ukrainian flag, or with different flags associated to LGBTQ+ points.

His tweet gained combined reactions on the social media platform as customers criticized the usage of LGBTQ+ flags within the meme design and his mockery of supporting Ukraine.

Tech reporter Adam Smith wrote in citation marks, "urgh wanting peace in Ukraine is so mainstream."

Elon Musk Asks if ‘New Platform’ Needed
Tesla CEO Elon Mush slams Twitter over free speech ideas and asks his followers if a brand new platform is required. Above, Musk gestures throughout a go to on the Tesla Gigafactory plant in August 2021 in Gruenheide close to Berlin, jap Germany. Photograph by PATRICK PLEUL/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Photos

"Why should probably the most sensible individuals all the time be so tragically flawed?" one particular person tweeted.

"Being LGBTQ+ is not a pattern and I see the place ur coming but when it is getting an excessive amount of," one other Twitter consumer wrote.

Nonetheless, Musk additionally expressed his help to Ukraine in one other tweet on March 4 that learn: "Maintain Sturdy Ukraine."