(Reuters) – Within the run-up to Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc Chief Govt Elon Musk’s public disclosure of a $3 billion stake in Twitter (NYSE:), the billionaire had criticized the microblogging website for failing to stick to free speech rules and mentioned he was considering constructing a brand new social media platform.

The world’s richest particular person prior to now months has mentioned he’s a free speech absolutist, whereas being vocal in opposition to Web3, a time period for a utopian model of the web that’s decentralized and whose industrial spine is the non-fungible tokens (NFT).

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and Musk, although energetic proponents of cryptocurrencies, share skepticism across the metaverse, NFTs and Web3, what some deem to be the evolution of the web.

From ridiculing Twitter’s new CEO to calling NFT profile footage “annoying”, here is a listing of Musk’s tweets and feedback on Twitter, Web3, NFTs and free speech.

Date Tweet

March 15, Musk tweeted, “I am promoting this track about NFTs as an

2021 NFT.” The tweet included a track with the lyrics – “NFT for

your self-importance. Computer systems by no means sleep. It is verified. It is

assured.” The subsequent day, he tweeted: “Truly, does not

really feel fairly proper promoting this. Will go.”

Dec. 1, Musk posted a meme evaluating new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal

2021 with Joseph Stalin

Dec. 2, “Web3 appears like bs”, mentioned Musk, responding to a thread

2021 by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman

Dec. 21, Musk mocked the Web3 idea, in a tweet, he mentioned, “Has

2021 anybody seen web3? I am unable to discover it.”

Jan. 21, In a Twitter thread calling the NFT profile image

2022 characteristic annoying, Musk mentioned, “Twitter is spending

engineering assets on this bs whereas crypto scammers are

throwing a spambot block celebration in each thread!?”

Feb. 22, Musk, recognized for creating authentic memes, tweeted a picture

2022 mocking the progress of the world broad internet, ridiculing

Web3.

March 5, In a tweet claiming some governments requested Starlink to

2022 block Russian information sources, Musk mentioned, “Sorry to be a free

speech absolutist.”

March 24, Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey mentioned in a quote tweet, “The

2022 alternative of which algorithm to make use of (or not) needs to be open

to everybody”

March 24, Musk requested in a ballot if Twitter’s algorithm needs to be open

2022 supply.

March 26, Musk mentioned Twitter failing to stick to free speech

2022 rules essentially undermines democracy and requested if

a brand new platform was wanted.

April 4, In his first tweet because the disclosure of his stake in

2022 Twitter, he mentioned, “Oh hello lol”