Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter's ban of Donald Trump
India Today
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would reverse Twitter's ban on former US President Donald Trump.
Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would reverse Twitter's ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump, while speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference.
Musk has inked a $44 billion deal to acquire the social media platform and his plans are still not clear. He has called himself a "free speech absolutist" and signaled there would be less moderation on the site.
On Tuesday, Musk that he and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey believe permanent bans should be "extremely rare" and reserved for accounts that operate bots or spread spam.
Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The suspension of Trump’s account, which had more than 88 million followers, silenced his primary megaphone days before the end of his term and follows years of debate about how social media companies should moderate the accounts of powerful global leaders.
Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter shortly after the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol. Twitter cited "the risk of further incitement of violence" in its decision.
