UN chief: Have no personal feelings in relation to who manages Twitter

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he has “no personal feelings” about who manages Twitter, but he is “very interested” in how the platform is managed, underlining the importance of combating hate speech and ensuring freedom of expression, especially of journalists, on social media platforms.

“I have no personal feelings in relation to who manages a platform. I am very interested in about how the platform is managed,” he said here on Monday.

Guterres was responding to a question during his end of the year press conference on whether he thinks Twitter’s owner Elon Musk was a threat to free speech and would he be relieved if the billionaire stepped down as head of the social media platform.