Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Photo by AFP
Billionaire Elon Musk has now indicated that he wants to remove the ban on former US President Donald Trump from using Twitter once he touches the social network.
“Permanent bans should be very rare and really reserved for account bots, or scams, spam accounts … I think it is wrong to ban TrumpMusk said at a conference organized by the Financial Times.
“I think it was a mistake, because it alienated a large part of the country and didn’t ultimately result in Trump not having a voice,” added the businessman who will own Twitter afterwards. disburse an amount of approximately 44,000 million dollars.
“I will reinstate the permanent ban”The South African said, adding: “I don’t own Twitter yet. So this is not like a thing that is definitely going to happen, because what if I don’t become an owner?”
The Tesla chief’s bid to buy the social network has not yet won the support of shareholders and regulators, but Musk has spoken out repeatedly in favor of less content moderation and fewer restrictions.
Twitter permanently suspended Trump’s account after the attack on the Capitol on January 6 last year because of the danger posed by his comments, which were considered an “incitement to violence”.
At the time, Twitter explained in a statement that the platform “exists for the public to hear directly from elected officials and world leaders.”
“However,” he clarified, “we made it clear years ago that accounts cannot be used to incite violence.”
Source: Telam
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