NEW YORK – Twitter will form a content moderation council that includes “diverse viewpoints” and decisions on content and account reinstatement are on hold until the council meets, new owner Elon Musk said.
Musk, whose $44 billion (S$60 billion) deal to take the social network private ended on Thursday, had previously indicated that he thought Twitter’s content moderation standards were too strict and that he did not believe in bans eternal.
Twitter users and advertisers are waiting to see if the billionaire’s views mean high-profile figures who were banned from the site, including former US President Donald Trump, will be allowed back.
However, Musk also said in a letter to advertisers that it is not in the company’s interest to become a “free-for-all.”
San Francisco-based Twitter already convenes a group of outside experts who advise the company on content moderation, called the Trust and Safety Council. BLOOMBERG
