Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, has condemned Twitter’s policy of permanent ban on the platform’s users, stating he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former US President, Donald Trump once he takes ownership of the social media platform.
Speaking in an interview with Financial Times, Musk, who is on the verge of acquiring Twitter after a $44 billion agreement with the company’s board, described the ban on Trump as morally wrong and outright stupid.
Musk said the decision, made in the wake of the January 6 riots following Trump’s election loss, had alienated a large part of the country but it doesn’t end Trump’s voice but will amplify it among the right.
Musk said some of the changes he would make if he is successful in buying the company, would include putting the algorithm on GitHub and allowing anyone to make suggestions and for human interventions to be highlighted.
Recall that on January 8th, Twitter permanently suspended Trump’s account owing to the potential of additional encouragement of violence after it had temporarily suspended him before .
Trump had 88 million followers on Twitter before his account was suspended.
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