Casey Newton and John Gruber Return to X, Sparking Ethics Debate
Casey Newton and John Gruber Slink Back to X
Tech journalists Casey Newton and John Gruber have announced their return to X, formerly Twitter, citing the need to engage with AI discussions and a more friendly atmosphere. Critic Karl Bode argues that their justifications mask financial motives and overlook the platform's role as a right-wing propaganda machine under Elon Musk. The debate highlights tensions over platform ethics and journalistic integrity.
You can have a discussion about cool new use cases and tools for AI on X and people just discuss the tools and use cases. On Bluesky and Mastodon it’s difficult to have such discussions without arguments from people who (a) believe all use of AI is unethical, and (b) will shove their viewpoints into your replies.