A few weeks after he Twitter took overElon Musk stated that he would fulfill his promise. One of his first promises for the platform, reinstating Donald Trump’s account. Musk stated that the former president, who is running again for the White House, will be allowed to tweet once more.
Twitter’s new CEO seemed to have decided via a Twitter survey. Musk posted a poll on Friday night asking for people’s opinions about whether Twitter should reinstate the former President. He recently announced that he would be running again for the highest office in the country in 2024. Musk replied in a follow up tweet, “Vox Populi Vox Dei.” Latin for “the Voice of the People, The Voice of God”, the phrase means: Musk won the poll 24 hours later. AnnouncementTrump will be reinstated.
Soon after, @realDonaldTrumpAlthough he was online once more, the former president has not yet tweeted. Trump claimed earlier this month that he It would notBe returning to the platform, even if his account is reinstated.
With 51.8 percent of 15,085,458 votes, the option to restore the former President was chosen. Musk stated that the poll was still ongoing. Obtained one million votesEach hour, and also Some of the activity was caused by “bot and troll armsies”.
Musk has stated repeatedly that he would allow Trump back on the platform. They pledged to form moderation councilAny bans on Twitter accounts that are permanent will be reversed. Musk announced that Musk would be reversing any permanent Twitter account bans on November 18th. Some accounts have been reinstatedAll of them, even those belonging to Jordan Peterson and Kathy Griffin. He stated that no decision was made regarding Trump at the time.
Twitter kicked Trump off the platform early in 2021, after he had posted about his troubles on Twitter. Breaking the rules regarding inciting violence. Twitter’s civic integrity policy forbids him from supporting the mob that stormed Capitol on January 6, 2013. His account was Initially, the suspension was lifted For 12 hours. A few days later in his final days as an office holder, Twitter became permanently operational. Trump’s personal account has been suspended. Despite his repeated attempts, Trump has not been able to use the platform. To skirt the banAnd A failed lawsuitThat was what we wanted to His access to the internet be restored. Trump was unable to get his account back until Musk acquired Twitter.
Trump’s decision to return to the United States may have been as much a business decision by Musk as anything else. This week, You can find more information at Reuters ReportMusk claimed that Twitter’s largest users have moved to Instagram and TikTok. Musk has also noted that many of his most-followed accounts on Twitter are not in the top 100. Tweet less often.
Trump is an iconic figure, and his tweets have attracted attention for good or bad. We will see if advertisers are happy to see Trump back. Musk is just ahead of officially taking control of Twitter. We are here to help you with your concerns by stating that “Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences!”
Following his actions around January 6, Meta blocked Trump’s Instagram and Facebook accounts. As things stand now, this suspension is Set to expire January 7, 2023 — just as the 2024 election cycle gets into full swing.
Since being de-platformedTrump has shifted his focus away from the big services and is now focused on smaller social networks, such as his own app. Truth Social. Trump had promised not to return to Twitter. But with almost 88 million followers, Trump commanded an audience nearly 22 times larger than the one he had on Truth Social (a platform which, for what it is worth, has a lot more users). Musk described Musk as“Essentially, it’s a right-wing echo box.”
Since Musk’s takeover, Twitter has seen a lot of changes. Musk has reduced the number of employees by dumping out Thousands of employeesAnd ContractorsAlso, Some dissidents. Many top executivesYou are one of those who have left. Another 1,200 are It was said that he had leftMusk’s vision for a “hardcore” Twitter 2.0, which would mean working “long hours at high intensities,” Trump refused to accept Musk’s vision. Trump’s return is unlikely to help the ship afloat.
Mariella Moon and Karissa bell contributed to this article.
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