Before his departure from Twitter, former CEO Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk communicated regularly — including via direct messages on Twitter.
from the platform due to fears he could incite further violence following the Jan. 6 insurrection, Musk disagreed with the decision. Jared Birchall, Musk’s right-hand man, texted an associate Musk’s view: “He vehemently disagrees with censoring. Especially for a sitting president. Insane.”
Musk also buys into a common argument of right-leaning commentators that Twitter activity by certain figures is subject to a “shadow ban” rather than an algorithm, according to an investor who spoke with the billionaire recently. Musk’s purchase has been heralded by some of these same commentators as a rebirth of free speech rights on the platform. Whether Musk will make the site a free-for-all isn’t clear — Journal
reported that right-wing Holocaust skeptic Charles Johnson, who was permanently suspended from Twitter in 2015 after soliciting donations for “taking out” a Black Lives Matter activist, recently asked Birchall about regaining access to his account.“Hopefully soon,” Birchall responded.
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