Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk assured Wednesday that suspended accounts from the social network will not be restored until “a few weeks“An important decision a few days before the United States midterm elections. “Twitter will not allow anyone who has been removed from the platform for violating its rules to re-enter until we have a clear process in place, which will take at least a few more weeks.“, the capricious billionaire tweeted.
He then recalled his plan to create a content moderation board composed of “representatives with different opinions, which will certainly include the civil rights community and violent hate groups“. Elon Musk’s promise specifically means former US President Donald Trump won’t be back on Twitter until next Tuesday’s midterm elections. Donald Trump was removed from the platform shortly after storming the Capitol in January 2021, accusing his supporters of inciting violence.
The former Republican president said he would never return to Twitter after launching his own social network, Truth Social, in still-secret hearings. Many believe, however, that Donald Trump could hardly resist the urge to return to Twitter, where he had more than 80 million followers before being banned. Asked about this permanent suspension, Elon Musk estimated in May that it would “the decision is morally wrong and in the extreme pointless“. Since acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk has drawn the ire of several organizations and individuals worried about the weakening of moderation policies, giving voice to the most extreme speech.
A collective of about 50 associations dedicated to protecting democracy, fighting disinformation or even media watchdogs has sent an open letter to Twitter’s 20 largest advertisers, warning them that Elon Musk’s promises are “a platform that will stay.”warm and welcoming to all“, not submitted”absolutely not faithful to his plans for Twitter“. The coalition is specifically calling on Coca-Cola, Google, and Disney to inform Elon Musk that they will stop all advertising on Twitter globally if he builds his project.aimed at undermining brand safety and community standards, including removing content moderation“. In a tweet late Tuesday night, Elon Musk claimed to have discussed with several leaders of minority rights associations.How Twitter will continue to fight hate speech and harassment and enforce its Election Privacy Policy“.
Source: Le Figaro
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