Elon Musk would overturn Donald Trump’s lifetime ban

In the process of buying Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk has already hinted that permanently banning users for violating the social network’s rules is not the right solution, and he may prefer the temporary suspension.

This point of view inevitably brought to mind the case of former United States President Donald Trump, who was banned for life from Twitter, where he had nearly 89 million subscribers. A measure justified by messages of incitement to violence after the riots at the Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021 with pro-Trump activists.

Within and outside the conference Future of The Car organized by the Financial Times, the Tesla boss was more explicit about banishing Donald Trump from Twitter. While stressing that he is not yet the owner of Twitter, he believes that was a mistake and says he is ready to lift the permanent ban.

A completely stupid Twitter decision according to Elon Musk

For Elon Musk, banning Donald Trump ” alienated much of the country and ultimately didn’t stop Donald Trump from being heard, he will now be on Truth Social like much of the right in the United States. ” He adds : ” I think it could end up being frankly worse than having a single forum where everyone can debate. “

When announcing his plan to take over Twitter, Elon Musk touted freedom of speech as the basis of a functioning democracy. ” Twitter is the place of the digital village where vital subjects for the future of humanity are debated. He considers that permanent bans are intended to be extremely rare and reserved for accounts that are bots or spam.

A lawsuit by Donald Trump against Twitter has just been dismissed by a California judge. The latter said that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution applies “only to restrictions on free speech by government, not to purported restrictions by private corporations.”