Elon Musk confirmed that Twitter would not restore banned accounts for several weeks, further delaying the return of figures such as former President Donald Trump.
Musk’s update to his content moderation policy arrived after meeting with representatives from the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, and other interest groups to discuss the company’s policies. The billionaire is working with Twitter to form a body to oversee content moderation decisions.
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Twitter will “continue to combat hate & harassment & enforce its election integrity policies,” Musk said on Wednesday. He also said that “Twitter will not allow anyone who was de-platformed for violating Twitter rules back on the platform until we have a clear process for doing so, which will take at least a few more weeks.”
Musk also said that Twitter’s content moderation council, which he announced on Friday, will include representatives with “widely divergent views,” including leaders from the civil rights community and from groups who are regularly discriminated against.
Musk’s announcement contrasts with his supporters’ excitement regarding the reinstatement of figures such as Trump to the platform after they were suspended for various reasons. While Trump stated that he intends to stay on his social network, Truth Social, other controversial figures could return to the platform, such as Infowars host Alex Jones.
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Musk is also facing political pressure over his ownership of the social platform. House Republicans asked Musk to provide relevant communications regarding the decision to restrict a New York Post story on the Hunter Biden laptop in 2020 after the FBI sent a warning to the company about foreign actors.
Twitter announced in August that it was taking additional actions to counter election misinformation in the midterm elections, including a series of special labels for candidates and “pre-bunks” to counter select election claims.
