Elon Musk Addresses Trump’s Silence on Twitter

[pipedreams]

Bottom line is Twitter acted as an extension of the current government’s policies.

That’s wrong on every level and especially silencing free speech.

 

"Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, said Friday the social media platform made a “grave mistake” when it banned former President Donald Trump in early 2021, noting that it broke trust with half the country.

Musk made his comment in reply to author and comedian Tim Young, who said “the left can’t handle” Trump’s Twitter account being reinstated by Musk, even though the former president hasn’t posted anything.

“It’s been a week since @elonmusk brought Trump back … and without him even tweeting once … The left can’t handle it,” Young wrote.

“I’m fine with Trump not tweeting,” Musk replied. “The important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service.”

He added: “Deplatforming a sitting President undermined public trust in Twitter for half of America.”"

https://www.theepochtimes.com/elon-musk-addresses-trumps-silence-on-twitter_4886891.html

"In a video captured on the day, presented in the Epoch TV documentary titled “The Real Story of Jan. 6,” police are seen using force to provoke a group of protesters before violence erupted, with injuries sustained by both protesters and police officers."

[jmohme]

He is both right and wrong.

Banning him probably did undermine the trust of half of Twitters users, but I kind of doubt that half of the American public even has a Twitter account, or has any trust in it to be undermined.

[inthefrey]

https://www.statista.com/statistics/242606/number-of-active-twitter-users-in-selected-countries/