Elon Musk attracted attention when he commented on a tech startup CEOās post about his decision to delete his Instagram account.
āToday I deleted Instagram, not just the app but the entire account. Time to be a man,ā the CEO with the account nameĀ SporĀ wrote on X this week.
MuskĀ then reshared the post and commented: āRight on.ā
Billionaire Elon Musk in the Oval Office at the White House on May 30. Photo:Ā AFP
SporĀ and Musk ās postĀ has now been viewed 35 million times, but has drawn mixed reactions. Some agreed and criticized Instagramās features. Others reminded the worldās richest billionaire that his social network X also has problems.
āX is much more negative,ā one user commented.
This is not the first time the X boss has advocated deleting Instagram. Musk has repeatedly criticized Metaās platform for creating superficial interactions and invading usersā privacy, encouraging people to stop using this photo-based social network.
In August 2024, when Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France, Musk suggested thatĀ Mark ZuckerbergĀ , CEO of Meta, be arrested for accusing Instagram of censoring free speech, exploiting children, and allowing the government to access user data through a ābackdoor.ā He also agreed when a user compared Instagram to the adult website OnlyFans in 2023.
Last month, Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI chatbot platformĀ PerplexityĀ , also spoke out about social media habits, advising young people to give up constant scrolling and start improving their skills using AI tools.
In the face of a wave of layoffs in the tech industry due to the application of AI automation to operate, Srinivas said: āPeople who are really at the forefront of using AI systems will be much more employable.ā He warned that those who do not adapt to AI technology will be left behind in the job market.
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