Elon Musk has once again found himself at the center of controversy on Twitter. Just a week ago, things seemed to be stabilizing for the tech entrepreneur's ownership of the platform. However, a political firestorm erupted on Thursday when conservative pundits began pushing a video entitled 'What Is A Woman?', which Musk subsequently promoted. This resulted in the departure of two high-level employees who had been leading Twitter's efforts to moderate content.

The incident began when Jeremy Boreing, CEO of The Daily Wire, claimed that the video was being suppressed. Boreing also alleged that a previously-agreed distribution deal had been canceled due to 'misgendering' trans people. Under Musk's leadership, the platform had dramatically relaxed its rules regarding misgendering, but this move was widely criticized. LGBTQ organizations argued that the change made it easier for transgender people to be bullied and harassed online.

Although Musk initially attempted to defend the decision to allow the video to be posted, he eventually relented under pressure from right-wing influencers. The film was subsequently shared extensively on Twitter, attracting over 62 million views by Friday evening. Both The Daily Wire and star of the video, Matt Walsh, declined to comment.

Elon Musk has once again found himself at the center of controversy on Twitter. Just a week ago, things seemed to be stabilizing for the tech entrepreneur's ownership of the platform. However, a political firestorm erupted on Thursday when conservative pundits began pushing a video entitled 'What Is A Woman?', which Musk subsequently promoted. This resulted in the departure of two high-level employees who had been leading Twitter's efforts to moderate content.
The incident began when Jeremy Boreing, CEO of The Daily Wire, claimed that the video was being suppressed. Boreing also alleged that a previously-agreed distribution deal had been canceled due to 'misgendering' trans people. Under Musk's leadership, the platform had dramatically relaxed its rules regarding misgendering, but this move was widely criticized. LGBTQ organizations argued that the change made it easier for transgender people to be bullied and harassed online.
Although Musk initially attempted to defend the decision to allow the video to be posted, he eventually relented under pressure from right-wing influencers. The film was subsequently shared extensively on Twitter, attracting over 62 million views by Friday evening. Both The Daily Wire and star of the video, Matt Walsh, declined to comment.

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