The new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, announced that he has reinstated the account of former US President Donald Trump on the social network, after promoting a poll that came out in favor of the decision.
“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei [A voz do povo é a voz de Deus]Musk announced on Twitter.
The magnate promoted a 24-hour survey, which ended today, to ask whether the former US president -whom the platform suspended indefinitely citing risks of inciting violence, two days after his supporters invaded the Capitol- should return to the network. Social.
According to the poll results, published by Musk, which received 15,085,458 votes, 51.8% were in favor of restoring Trump’s account, while 48.2% voted against.
In early November, Musk said Twitter “won’t allow” those removed from the social network for violating the rules to return to the platform until the company has a clear process for doing so.
Musk, who bought the social network for 44,000 million dollars (42,500 million euros), also said in a series of ‘tweets’ that “Twitter’s content moderation council will integrate representatives with very divergent opinions, among whom will undoubtedly The civil rights community and groups fighting hate-fueled violence will be included.”
Before acquiring the social network, Musk said that one of the people he would like to welcome to Twitter is former President Donald Trump.
Musk announced Saturday that he had unblocked the accounts of writer Jordan Peterson, comedian Kathy Griffin and the conservative newspaper The Babylon Bee.
Peterson’s and Babylon Bee’s profiles were blocked for posting content that did not respect the transgender community, while Griffin’s was removed for impersonating Musk.
Source: TSF
