Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would lift the Twitter ban on former President Donald Trump if he became the owner of a social media giant.
The Tesla CEO said he believes Twitter erred in banning the Republican, who regularly uses the website to incite hatred, incite violence and overcome lies.
“I think it’s a morally wrong decision, it’s clear and extremely stupid,” Musk Said told the event at the Financial Times. He added that the ban “isolated most of the country and ultimately did not lead to Donald Trump not voting.” .
Twitter is banned Trump, at the end of the uprising on January 6, 2021, named the risk of further violence. It is also banned on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat.
“I want to remove the permanent ban,” Musk said. “I don’t have Twitter yet. So it doesn’t seem to happen, because what if I don’t have Twitter? “
Musk is in the process of buying Twitter for $ 44 billion, though the purchase is not yet complete. The billionaire said he wanted the website to be a platform for free speech, raising doubts that it would allow extremists – and Trump – to express their anger without restriction.
Last month, Trump told Fox News that even if Musk took to Twitter, the former president would not return to the site. He said he will repay the social media company he founded, Truth Social, which he only used twice before.
“I’m not going to switch to Twitter, I’m going to stay true to the truth,” Trump told the newspaper, adding that he believes Musk is a “good guy” and he’ll probably make Twitter better. However, the former president has a history of lying, so it’s unclear if he will stay behind the site if Musk will be the new owner.
Source: Huffpost
