Billionaire Elon Musk, who is about to buy Twitter for 44 billion dollars, says he is ready to reinstate Donald Trump on the platform. Leaving him off the social network was a mistake, said the billionaire during a conference organized by the FinancialTimes. The former US president was banned from Twitter in early 2021 after the Capitol attack.
Until then Elon Musk had refrained from saying clearly whether or not he intended to lift the sanction decided against the former president. His new statement therefore warms the spirits.
The return of misinformation on Twitter?
To start with Media Matters for America. This American NGO fears the arrival of hate speech and the return of misinformation on Twitter. Other personalities, in particular of the extreme right, are indeed likely to return to it. With, as a consequence, pressure on other social networks, such as Facebook. For the NGO, this would mean a race to the bottom.
But other voices are raised to criticize the banishment of the former president. ” He is one of the most important political figures in the country “says American Civil Liberties, the association for the defense of civil rights. And as such, he should have the right to be heard.
But does Trump want to come back?
According to a poll, 41% of Americans believe that social networks have deprived Donald Trump of his freedom of expression. As for the former president, he would not intend to return to Twitter having since launched Truth Social. A platform that is struggling to establish itself.
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