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‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts

Author: Editors Desk Source: The Washington Post
November 25, 2022 at 06:29
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The Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for threats, harassment and misinformation beginning next week

Elon Musk plans to reinstate nearly all previously banned Twitter accounts — to the alarm of activists and online trust and safety experts.

After posting a Twitter poll asking, “Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?” in which 72.4 percent of the respondents voted yes, Musk declared, “Amnesty begins next week.”

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