The new technologies are breaking down the barriers to free access to information, but there are still control and propaganda, and Twitter is “committed” to take “tough decisions” to any voice It can be heard, according to the CEO of the social platform, Dick Costolo .
The executive, who will leave office on July 1, has gone to Congress Talking About Twitter (TAT) of Granada to make an ardent defense of how new technologies, in particular the platform of “microblogging” are glaring artificial walls that have historically prevented access to the free flow of information.
Costolo explained that the company has to take “hard” decisions to find a balance between freedom to express without fear unpopular or minority opinions and criticism of them do not end up silence them.
Among these complex decisions not only is the deal with the confrontation between users: also the tug of war with governments, including the US, seeking to Twitter eliminate certain critical comments
. The manager told that, as the network is more ubiquitous, these situations occur “more and more” and the company spends “a lot of resources” to “fight for the voices” of its users and remove content only if there is a court order or a valid legal request.
“As a company we will continue sailing on a political scene increasingly complex in which we will have to deal with problems that lie at the intersection between ethics , content and technology, “he acknowledged in his lecture.
To Costolo, access to information, which has been limited by the social, economic, racial, religious or political status, is increasing and more instant to more people, which can form an opinion “without interference” going to different sources and share “without limits”.
“Allow at least heard voices can be heard, let them can express and share ideas without barriers “is the aim of Twitter , has defended.
The monopoly of information is no longer in the hands of elected, indicated, and Although there are still propaganda and control, has argued that these platforms serve as “counterweight” and help that the authority has to be accountable.
“The talks that were previously supplied in the backroom occur increasingly in the light “and have opened” communicative governments and companies routes that once seemed absolutely impenetrable “.
But in his speech, Costolo also discussed other utilities Twitter , whose public data can be used to understand human behavior, establishing cooperation networks in disaster situations or predict trends.
For example, been told that, before they knew the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in Africa, a thousand tweets were detected talking about the disease. So far 500,000 have been published million tweets.
According to the director, one of the major technological challenges facing Twitter is to get people to understand what is happening around the world instantly.
Their informative value is increasingly necessary because the more users there are, has told, inaccuracies and rumors quickly corrected spontaneously.
Before closing his speech, Costolo has called for social network use responsibly and with empathy to “shed light on the good things of the world”, highlighting what has to be changed and embrace the differences.
“Twitter is the best way to connect to the world and the world”, has stated the manager.
During the five years of Costolo as CEO, Twitter has gone public, has passed 125 million 302 Mio active users, has launched Vine and Periscope and has passed an assessment of 3,700 million to 23,500 million.
However, investors criticized the slow growth in number of users and use, as well as the strategy to generate income.
Following the resignation of Costolo, the founder of the social network, Jack Dorsey, will hold the post on an interim basis until . appoint a new CEO, with whom begin a new era in Twitter
EFE
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