The world has been abuzz with the news of billionaire, Elon Musk, acquiring arguably the world’s most radical social media platform, Twitter, with a view to expanding free speech and reducing regulations.
“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” he tweeted just moments after purchasing the micro-blogging site.
“I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter because that is what free speech means,” he stated earlier.
And with Musk’s free spirit set to be completely internalised by Twitter, there are reports that former United States President, Donald Trump, who was expelled from the platform for reportedly prodding his supporters to invade the Capitol in January 2021, is about to have his account reinstated in the spirit of free speech, a move which has been welcomed by
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