US billionaire Elon Musk said he would lift the ban on former US President Donald Trump's Twitter accounts, after completing a deal to buy the site for US $44 billion.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Musk said the ban on Trump was a "moral and stupid mistake."
"I think it was not right to ban Trump and I think it was wrong, it alienated a large part of the country and ultimately did not result in the lack of a voice for the former president," he added, noting that "this decision did not silence Trump, but rather amplified his views among people on the political right."
Twitter considered a number of its tweets linked to violent protests "inflammatory", warning of "a risk of the account being used to incite further violence."
Former US President Donald Trump announced he would not return to Twitter after billionaire Elon Musk announced he had bought the social media company for $44 billion.
Trump said he would not return to Twitter even if Musk reactivated his account, which was suspended after supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
In a statement to Fox News, the former president stressed that he would use his own social media network TRUTH Social to announce his views, announcing that he would officially join his network over the next seven days, as planned.
"I hope Elon buys Twitter because he's going to make improvements and he's a good guy, but I'm going to stay on TRUTH Social," he added, noting, "We're getting millions of people. Twitter has fake robots and accounts, and we are doing everything we can to stay safe from it ".
- He continued: "The bottom line is, no... I will not go back to Twitter ".
- Trump's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat accounts were finally suspended after the January 6, 2021 riots.
- Twitter considered a number of its tweets linked to violent protests "inflammatory", warning of "a risk of the account being used to incite further violence."
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