Elon Musk says Donald Trump no longer banned on Twitter, can rejoin platform
Musk has already laid off thousands of employees and recently cut content moderation contractors who help halt the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
More employees appeared to resign this week after Musk told staff they “will need to be extremely hardcore” to build “a breakthrough Twitter 2.0,” and working long hours in a high-intensity environment would be part of that push.“Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter,” he tweeted. “You won’t find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of Internet.
Of the platforms, Twitter was Trump’s favorite and it could provide a pivotal bullhorn during his 2024 run to regain the White House. Especially at a time when Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users engaged, Musk has a strong financial motive to bring back Trump, who is just the kind of mega-personality who drives engagement on the platform. As for YouTube, CEO Susan Wojcicki said last year that the platform would lift the Trump ban “when we determine the risk of violence has decreased.” YouTube declined to comment.
Even before Trump's reinstatement, Musk and Twitter had gotten the attention of several Democratic senators including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate potential violation of consumer protection laws., Twitter is barred from misleading consumers about the privacy and security of confidential user data. "We are concerned that the actions taken by Mr.
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