Elon Musk pledged early Wednesday that Twitter will not reinstate banned accounts for weeks, meaning users including former president Donald Trump will not have the ability to rejoin the social media site before the midterm elections.
The pledge comes as Musk is assembling a content moderation council that would guide decision-making on user bans and policing of the platform.
Twitter will “continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies,” he tweeted.Musk’s latest comments could help address criticism from civil society groups and activists that his plan to ease Twitter content moderation practices and restore Trump’s account could open the door to a flood of dangerous misinformation in the final days before the 2022 midterm elections.
“Not only are extremists celebrating Musk’s takeover of Twitter, they are seeing it as a new opportunity to post the most abusive, harassing, and racist language and imagery,” the groups wrote.
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