![]() ![]() If Musk has any strategy behind the decision and its timing, it appears to be betting that chaos makes for a good show. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” “Yes” won, and Musk tweeted Saturday: “The people have spoken. Instead, Musk tweeted a poll Friday, asking followers to vote whether or not to restore Trump’s account. There is no indication that group was even established, let alone involved in the decision to restore Trump. Some advertisers had previously indicated they could halt spending on the platform if Trump were to be reinstated, potentially dealing a further blow to a company that generates nearly all of its revenue from advertising.īefore buying Twitter, Musk had repeatedly said he would reinstate Trump’s account and rethink the platform’s approach to permanent bans as part of his maximalist vision for “free speech.” But Musk also sought to reassure brands and users that he would establish a “ content moderation council” to determine whether Trump and other banned account holders would be brought back on the platform. (He also noted Trump’s return comes a day before the World Cup is set to kick off, a high-traffic event for the platform.)Īlso on Saturday, NAACP president Derrick Johnson sent an urgent warning to companies still doing business with Twitter: “Any advertiser still funding Twitter should immediately pause all advertising.” The company’s servers are “being put through quite the stress test by right now,” tweeted Sriram Krishnan, a general partner at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz and former Twitter employee who is working with Musk to manage the company. ![]() Elon Musk restores Donald Trump's Twitter account ![]()
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