Elon Musk Lied About Trump, Kanye And Others Returning To Twitter, Now Blaming Activists

Elon Musk He came to Twitter with a renewal banner, but everything has turned into chaos. One of the most sensitive points is the return of accounts that were suspended, such as that of the former president of the United States, donald trump, and the rapper Kanye West: he said any returns would be made after consultation with a moderation council.

And none of this has happened. Musk lied.

The most curious thing is that the tycoon blames activists for his lie.

In the case of Trump, Musk conducted a poll via Twitter to decide whether to return or not, after being suspended for instigating his followers to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Most likely, the decision was already made and that the poll (which approved the return) It was just one more act of populism from the billionaire.

For the return of Kanye West, suspended for anti-Semitic statements, there was no poll, but yes a unilateral decision by Musk.

So where is Twitter’s damned council of moderation, made up of people with “highly diverse points of view” left to decide who comes back and who doesn’t?

Elon Musk’s deal with “activists” on Twitter

As Musk explained in a tweet, the moderation advice was a “deal with a large coalition of unnamed political/social activist groups.” The agreement sought to maintain advertising revenue in the company, but that these groups “broke the deal.”

So goodbye to the moderation advice. Elon Musk is the absolute king of Twitter.

as you remember The Verge, It’s not the first time Musk has blamed “activists” for the ills on Twitter. In early November he posted that these groups were “putting pressure on advertisers” in an attempt to “destroy free speech in America.”

United Airlines, General Mills, Audi of America, General Motors and Mondelez are some of the companies that have removed ads on Twitter, fearing that their advertising will appear alongside erroneous messages.

This arises from the changes in the verification of the social network established by Elon Musk: before, the blue badge was delivered for the authenticity of the user; now, with the new Twitter Blue, anyone can pay eight dollars and impersonate someone else.

Part of the chaos on Twitter in the wake of Musk’s renewal.