Washington [US]Nov 1 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which recently acquired Twitter, on Monday took to the micro-blogging site and addressed the question whether Donald Trump should be allowed to return to the social media platform. will be given.
The new Twitter boss tweeted, “If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if Trump was back on this platform, Twitter would be mining money!”
The NY Post has reported that after taking over Twitter in a $44 billion deal last week, Musk began cleaning the house by firing his top executives.
He fired several Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agarwal and Twitter’s longtime head of legal, policy and trust Vijaya Gadde, who was in charge of key account decisions, including suspending Trump.
The entrepreneur said the social media company will “constitute a content moderation council with widely diverse perspectives.” This means that suspended accounts such as those held by Trump will not be returned to Twitter immediately.
In the weeks and months leading up to his purchase, Musk, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” pledged to restore Trump’s account.
Restoring Trump could have repercussions for Musk as the NY Post shared that the Wall Street Journal reported several top brands are preparing to cut ties with Twitter if Musk follows through. .
According to the NY Post, Musk, who appears to be mindful of what an advertiser exodus could mean for his company’s bottom line, last week tried to calm the panicked Madison Avenue , pledging that he would not allow Twitter to descend into “free for all”. Hellscape, where anything can be said without consequence! Apart from following the laws of the land, our platform should be cordial and welcoming to all.”
In the wake of events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, Trump was banned from Twitter, his favorite way to communicate to the public. Since then, the former US President has been active on his own social networking app, Truth Social. , (ANI)
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