David Sachs, who moderated the debate between Elon Musk and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, said that despite technical glitches at the high-profile event, Twitter was able to restore space on its voice platform. It said it would “continue to experiment” with the audience and give candidates the opportunity to connect with the audience. on wednesday.
Sachs, a general partner at venture capital firm Kraft Ventures, admitted the talks had a rocky start, but said things went well after switching from Mr. Musk’s account to Mr. Musk’s account. . “If viewers were to go on Twitter now and listen to the recording, they would wonder what all the fuss was all about,” he said Thursday on Bloomberg TV. “Once I started working on my account room, it worked perfectly.”
The Twitter Spaces event was meant to kick off DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign. More than 500,000 people waited more than 20 minutes for the event to start, and those who tried to attend were frequently kicked out. DeSantis and Musk joked that they destroyed the Internet.
This dysfunction was widely derided online, and Sachs has been accused of critical issues such as his struggle with The Walt Disney Company, the restrictions on school teaching on race and sexuality, and his decision to allow only candidates’ supporters to exercise. DeSantis could not be challenged. ask a question. Sachs defended the argument by saying that after the initial failure it went perfectly and that an hour of conversation was not enough to cover all the issues.
“We tried to ask him some tough questions,” Sachs said.
Sachs blamed the deadline for not addressing DeSantis’ controversial views on abortion. “I think it’s an important issue, so he’s going to have to talk about it,” Sachs said. “We couldn’t cover all the issues in this City Hall. I think.”
“Twitter really wants to be an open platform, a town hall that can be used by candidates,” Sachs said.
