The billionaire’s acquisition of the platform has fanned widespread concern that he will allow purveyors of lies and misinformation to flourish on the site.
| Elon Musk said on Saturday that he would reinstate Donald Trump’s account on Twitter, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since his supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election victory.
It is not clear whether Mr Trump would actually return to Twitter. An irrepressible tweeter before he was banned, the former president previously said that he would not rejoin Twitter even if his account was reinstated. He has been using his own, much smaller social media site, Truth Social, which he launched after being blocked from Twitter.
would allow purveyors of lies and misinformation to flourish on the site. Mr Musk frequently expressed his belief that Twitter had become too restrictive of freewheeling speech.and an untold number of contractors who were responsible for content moderation and other crucial responsibilities. His demand that remaining employees pledge to “extremely hardcore” work also triggered a wave of resignations, including hundreds of software engineers.
After the January 6 attack, Mr Trump was also kicked off Facebook and Instagram, which are owned by Meta Platforms, and Snapchat. His ability to post videos to his YouTube channel was also suspended. Facebook is set to reconsider Mr Trump’s account suspension in January.
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