Banned Twitter accounts should wait before they are allowed to go back to the social media platform, as suggested by Elon Musk.
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This is a sudden change since Musk recently promised that former U.S. President Donald Trump's account will be allowed to return once he owns Twitter.
Now that he completely owns the giant social media platform, he wants to ensure that a clear process will take place before allowing suspended Twitter accounts to return.
Banned Twitter Accounts to Remain Suspended?
According to CNBC's latest report, Elon Musk said that Twitter accounts that were de-platformed would have to wait before they are re-activated.
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He shared this plan after Twitter's Global Head of Safety and Integrity, Yoel Roth, posted a tweet to confirm their efforts to prevent conversation manipulations during the upcoming 2022 US midterm elections.
"We're staying vigilant against attempts to manipulate conversations about the 2022 US midterms," said Roth via his official Twitter post.
In the comment section, Elon Musk said that he had already talked to civil society leaders on how to combat hate and harassment during the elections.
Talked to civil society leaders @JGreenblattADL, @YaelEisenstat, @rashadrobinson, @JGo4Justice, @normanlschen, @DerrickNAACP, @TheBushCenter Ken Hersch & @SindyBenavides about how Twitter will continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
He added that Twitter accounts that violated the platform's rules and regulations need to wait a few more weeks.
Twitter will not allow anyone who was de-platformed for violating Twitter rules back on platform until we have a clear process for doing so, which will take at least a few more weeks
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
His tweet regarding the banned accounts has already generated more than 6,000 likes, 1,100 retweets, and 1,500 comments.
Other Details Shared by Musk
Aside from ensuring a clear process for suspended Twitter accounts, the billionaire also said the platform would have a moderation council with divergent views.
He explained that the platform's content moderation council would have civil rights groups and other representatives who experienced hate-fueled violence.
Elon said that these individuals would have widely divergent views. Of course, people's reactions are mixed, with some being positive while others criticize Musk's plans.
You can click here to see what Twitter users say about the billionaire's plans.
After Musk's Twitter takeover, many changes happened at the social media company. Among them was Tesla's CEO transferring around 50 Tesla employees to Twitter. There were also hackers reportedly exploited Twitter's plan to charge verified accounts.
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