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| Musk begins unblocking some controversial Twitter accounts |
Elon Musk announced on Friday that Twitter plans to reactivate several controversial accounts that were previously banned or suspended, but added that the company has not yet made a decision on the account of former US President Donald Trump.
The announcement came after Musk tweeted to clarify the platform's content moderation policies under his leadership.
"Twitter's new policy is freedom of expression, not freedom of access," Musk wrote on Twitter, echoing industry practices. "Negative or hateful tweets get the most exposure and are not monetized, so there are no ads or other revenue for Twitter," he added.
Musk said Twitter would reinstate the accounts of controversial Canadian publisher Jordan Peterson and right-wing satirical site Babylon Bee, who were previously banned from the platform.
He added that comedian Kathy Griffin, who was suspended earlier this month for impersonating Musk, will be reinstated.
The billionaire owner of Twitter previously said that he would not pass judgment on Trump, who announced two days ago his intention to run for the post of President of the United States in 2024, until a “content review board” is established, and the decision of each other is important “to solve these problems.
Musk is dealing with the fallout this week after he gave dozens of Twitter employees an ultimatum to take "very difficult" jobs or leave after they decided not to stay with the company.
Users and some employees wondered if the platform would collapse after employees resigned Thursday, including critical infrastructure engineers as well as major players in finance, user security and other areas of the company, according to employees' tweets.