Last night it became official: Elon Musk will buy the network social Twitter for $44 billion. The board of directors, who were initially opposed to the proposed acquisition, eventually reached an agreement with the American billionaire. And what’s more, on Now I wonder if direction Elon Musk, former US President Donald Trump, and other Republicans who were banned from the platform may be allowed to use the network again social. Indeed, Musk defines himself as a “free speech absolutist.” In a tweet he posted following the deal to take over Twitter, Tesla’s CEO sends the following statement: “Free speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is place a digital auditorium where vital issues for the future of humanity are discussed. I also want to make Twitter better than ever by improving the product with new features, making algorithms open source to increase trust, defeat spam bots, and authenticate all people. Twitter has a lot of potential – I look forward to working with the company and the user community to unleash it. »
????????♥️ Yeah!!! ♥️???????? peak.twitter.com/0T9HzUHuh6 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
In a previous tweet, Musk also said he wants his worst critics to stay on Twitter. car it is “what freedom of speech means”.
I hope even the worst critics remain on Twitter because that’s what freedom of speech is — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
Donald Trump says no to Twitter (yet?)
But even if the former president were allowed to use Twitter again, he would not be returned. At least that’s what a major stakeholder claims in an interview with Fox News. Trump says he will not return to Twitter and prefers to use the TRUTH, the network social which he launched. “I hope Elon buys Twitter because he will improve it and he is a good person, but I will stick to the TRUTH,” the former president said. Recall that Twitter and other social networks decided to delete the accounts of Donald Trump after the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. As far as Twitter is concerned, this ban is final at the moment. This final character has been mentioned online. social when the ban is announced. And, by the way, this was confirmed back in February by Ned Segal, the chief financial officer of Twitter. “According to our policy, when you are removed from the platform, you are removed from the platform – whether you are a commentator, a financial director, or a former or current government official. public “, – he said in an interview with CNBC, suggesting that even re-elected Donald Trump will not be able to return to Twitter. However, under the leadership of Elon Musk, the network social may take a different stance when it comes to account suspension.
