Groups including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Anti-Defamation League say Elon Musk is breaking his previous commitment to create a 'content moderation council' before reinstating controversial accounts.
Banned from Twitter in 2021 because of concerns he could incite further violence following the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Trump was reinstated on the platform on Saturday based on the results of a Twitter poll posted by Musk.
"The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei," Twitter's new CEO tweeted, using a Latin phrase meaning"the voice of the people, the voice of God." Now, groups including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Anti-Defamation League say Twitter's billionaire owner is breaking his previous commitment to create a"content moderation council" before reinstating controversial accounts.
However, Trump's account was restored without any input from such a council. The Twitter poll on restoring Trump's posting privileges, posted on Musk's own account, drew more than 15 million votes in the 24 hours in which it ran. "When ADL and other #StopHateforProfit leaders met with Elon Musk on November 1, he committed to not replatform anyone, regardless of stature, until he installed a transparent, clear process that took into consideration the views of civil society," ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted.
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