The consequence could be sharper polarization, more intense partisanship, and a rise of political extremism. If reinstated, that would give Trump a large megaphone to proclaim his views, spread lies and misinformation about the integrity of the 2020 election, and inflame public passions. After protesters stormed the Capitol and temporarily stopped Congress’ presidential election certification, Twitter executives said Trump had violated its terms of service and kicked him off the platform.īut under Musk, the company could revisit that decision and reinstate the former president on the grounds he is a leading public figure, has important things to say, and is a likely presidential candidate in 2024.
Right now, Twitter has imposed a lifetime ban on Trump due to his role in inciting violence on January 6, 2021. One winner of an ownership change could be former President Donald Trump. He likely would remove some of the content moderation practices and be less likely to remove tweets that, to him, fall within a gray area. Musk himself has advocated for stronger protections of freedom of speech on social media platforms and presumably would move the company closer to his perspective when he becomes its new owner.
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While many of those worried about the corrosive impact of social media on national and global discourse have applauded these moves, some free speech advocates have questioned these practices on grounds that more, not less speech, is desired-and that private companies shouldn’t be the arbiters of truth and justice. In the face of public concern over extremism, violence, hate speech, and false information, Twitter and other large social media platforms have strengthened their content moderation policies to remove content that encourages violence or spreads misinformation. Musk brings a strong free speech perspective that likely would alter some of the firm’s current content moderation policies. Weaken Content Moderation in Name of Free Speech
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