Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has announced a content moderation board for the social media platform.
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Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has announced a content moderation board for the social media platform.
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On my first day as a Twitter owner, Elon Musk says the company will form a “content moderation committee with diverse viewpoints.”
He said the company would not make major decisions about content or reinstate suspended accounts until the panel convenes.
The announcement came after confusion over whether Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, had regained access to his account. Twitter locked the rapper’s account earlier this month after a anti-epidemic post that devastated the Jews.
NPR has reached out to Twitter for comment.
Musk has shaken Twitter’s leadership
Musk acquired the company on Thursday night. After making Twitter a private company, Musk also Fired The company’s CEO, chief financial officer and top lawyer – heralds a new era for the social networking site.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it’s important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square where a variety of beliefs can be sanely debated,” Musk said. Written.
He added that Twitter will not become a “free hell scene for everyone where anything can be said without consequences.”
But Musk also said he wants the platform to provide a “desired experience” based on user preferences, similar to the choices offered in movies and video games.
Many have questioned whether Musk’s vision includes lifting the ban on the account of former President Donald Trump, who was permanently suspended following the uprising in the capital.
In one Posts on Truth Social on Friday, Trump wrote, “I’m glad Twitter is now in healthy hands and will no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs.”
Vijaya Gadde, the top Twitter lawyer fired by Musk, played a key role in the decision to ban Trump from the platform.
Ye’s comment also drew a restriction from Meta
Ye’s Instagram account was also restricted by its parent company, Meta, earlier this month.
Upon returning to the venue on Thursday, Ye posted“I lost $2 billion in one day and I’m still alive.”
