Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks


Musk’s remarks Tuesday raise questions about whether those banned besides Trump could also return. — Reuters

On May 10, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Donald Trump, who was booted in January 2021 for inciting violence at the US Capitol, should he succeed in acquiring the social platform for US$44bil (RM193.09bil).

But the day before, the Tesla CEO also said he agrees with the European Union’s new Digital Services Act, a law that will require big tech companies like Twitter, Google and Facebook parent Meta to police their platforms more strictly for illegal or harmful content such as hate speech and disinformation.

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