Twitterโs new boss Elon Musk has announced he is rolling out a blanket amnesty for accounts that were permanently suspended on his recently acquired social media platform.
Earlier this week, Musk ran a poll to ask Twitter users if theyโd support such an amnesty.
โShould Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?โ he wrote.
More than three million users voted in the poll, with nearly three-quarters of voters, 72.4%, voting โyes,โ while just 27.6% voted โno.โ
After an overwhelming number of users voted in favor of the idea, Musk announced that he will begin rolling out the amnesty next week.
He revealed that Twitter will begin unbanning accounts en masse, except for those who broke the law or engaged in excessive spam.
โThe people have spoken,โ Musk wrote after the poll concluded.
โAmnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.โ
The people have spoken.
Amnesty begins next week.
Vox Populi, Vox Dei.
โ Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2022
Musk has already unbanned a number of popular accounts that were permanently suspended before he took over as โChief Twit.โ
Before the poll ended, Musk seemed to indicate that in effect, the platform would significantly curtail content moderation to target illegal content and increase transparency.
โPlease limit content moderation to illegal content (or, at most, a narrow interpretation of moderation under Section 230) and give users the tools that enable the freedom to choose what content they see,โ Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton replied to the poll.
โThatโs the general idea,โ Musk replied.
Thatโs the general idea
โ Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2022
โ[W]hatever it decides to do, twitter should be clear and consistent about itโs rules and penalties for breaking them, enforcement should be unbiased, and the mechanisms of enforcement shouldnโt be easily abused by people who have an agenda,โ Billy Markus, the creator of DogeCoin, replied to the poll.
Musk agreed with Markusโs suggestion, replying with the โ100โ and โbullseyeโ emojis.
In a separate tweet, Musk indicated that Twitterโs old policies and enforcement methods were dishonest.
โThe more I learn, the worse it gets,โ Musk said.
โThe world should know the truth of what has been happening at Twitter.
โTransparency will earn the trust of the people.โ
The more I learn, the worse it gets. The world should know the truth of what has been happening at Twitter.
Transparency will earn the trust of the people.
โ Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022
Twitterโs blanket amnesty policy is Muskโs latest move in his effort to restore free speech on the social media giant.
Under his leadership, Twitter has already restored the accounts of several high-profile conservative and right-leaning influencers.
The list includes Christian satire site The Babylon Bee;ย renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson; conservative undercover investigative journalism outfitย Project Veritas; and President Donald Trump.
As Slay News reported, Musk announced earlier this week that he plans to publish all of Twitterโs internal discussions regarding the companyโs decision to block the Hunter Biden laptop story in the run-up to the 2020 election.
โThis is necessary to restore public trust,โ he said of the move.
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