Elon Musk was asked about reversing President Trump’s permanent Twitter ban today during a live interview.
Musk responded that, assuming his purchase of Twitter goes through, he will indeed reverse Trump’s Twitter ban:
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 10, 2022
Here’s a longer version:
BREAKING: @ElonMusk says he would reverse Trump's suspension from Twitter and called the ban "morally wrong" and "flat out stupid." pic.twitter.com/ahRTaO5caV
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 10, 2022
Musk said that he doesn’t feel there should be any permanent bans on Twitter and added that Twitter’s founder, Jack Dorsey, agrees with him on this.
He also notes that he feels that Twitter banning Trump was a mistake, pointing out that it didn’t take Trump’s voice away because he and a large segment of Americans will be using Truth Social.
I’ve said recently that regardless of whether Trump ever uses that platform again, his account should be reinstated because that’s the right thing to do. I’m very glad to hear Musk say this.
Which means that MTG’s account will also be reinstated, as well as many others. That’s the way it should be.
I’m sure, however, that this statement from Musk will make leftists work even harder to try and keep this deal from finalizing.
UPDATE: Elon wasn’t lying. Jack does agree with letting Trump back on:
I do agree. There are exceptions (CSE, illegal behaviour, spam or network manipulation, etc), but generally permanent bans are a failure of ours and don't work, which I wrote about here after the event (and called for a resilient social media protocol): https://t.co/fQ9KnrCQGX
— jack⚡️ (@jack) May 10, 2022
it was a business decision, it shouldn't have been. and we should always revisit our decisions and evolve as necessary. I stated in that thread and still believe that permanent bans of individuals are directionally wrong.
— jack⚡️ (@jack) May 10, 2022