LONDON, 12 May 2022, (TON): Elon Musk on said “as owner of Twitter he would lift the ban on Donald Trump, contending that kicking the former US president off the platform alienated a large part of the country.”
Musk’s endorsement of a Trump return to the global messaging platform triggered fears among activists that Musk would open the floodgates of hate.
The billionaire said at a Financial Times conference “I would reverse the permanent ban.”
Trump has stated publicly that he would not come back to Twitter if permitted, opting instead to stick with his own social network, which has failed to gain traction.
The Tesla chief’s $44-billion deal to buy Twitter must still get the backing of shareholders and regulators, but he has voiced enthusiasm for less content moderation and “time-outs” instead of bans.
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