Elon Musk – who is set to buy Twitter – has said he would reverse the platform’s ban on former U.S. president, Donald Trump.
“I would reverse the permanent ban,” the Tesla CEO said when speaking at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car summit.
“I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump, I think that was a mistake because it alienated a large part of the country and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice.
“He is now going to be on Truth Social [with] a large part of the right in the United States and so I think that can frankly end up worse than having a single form where everyone can debate.”
Musk added: “I think permanent bans undermine trust in Twitter as a town square where everyone can voice their opinion. I think it was a morally bad decision [to ban him] and foolish in the extreme.”
Mr Trump was banned from Twitter in January 2021 after his supporters stormed and caused a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
At the time, the social media company said he was removed “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”.