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Elon Musk said Twitter's Trump ban was a 'morally bad decision'. 9News

Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by theon Tuesday, said Twitter's Trump ban was a "morally bad decision" and "foolish in the extreme".

Twitter banned Trump's account in January 2021 for "incitement of violence" following the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.even if his account was reinstated, telling Fox News last month he would instead focus on his own platform, Truth Social, which has been mired in problems since its launch earlier this year."I hope Elon buys Twitter because he'll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on Truth.

Breton said he told Musk the EU law includes provisions to maintain the rights of users, such as giving them the right to appeal bans. It will make big tech companies like Twitter, Google and Facebook parent Meta police their platforms more strictly for illegal or harmful content like hate speech and disinformation or face billions in fines.

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