<p>Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would reverse Twitter's ban on former US President Donald Trump.</p>

<p>The Tesla chief, who is going to acquire&nbsp;the social networking site said the ban against Trump was "morally wrong and flat-out stupid."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/lawsuit-filed-against-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-to-prevent-twitters-buyout-477098">Also Read:&nbsp;Lawsuit filed against Tesla CEO Elon Musk to prevent Twitter's buyout</a></p>

<p>Trump was banned from Twitter after the January 6 Capitol riots last year as Twitter declared it was banning the former president as he presented "risk of further incitement of violence".</p>

<p>"I would reverse the ban," Musk said during a speech at a conference. The Tesla chief had pulled $44 billion deal to buy Twitter.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;The role of Twitter in Arab Spring</strong></p>

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<p>There was however no official statement from Trump or Twitter regarding Musk's latest statement.</p>

<p>Last week a judge in California had dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trump which sought to reinstate his banned Twitter account.</p>

<p>"The amended complaint does not plausibly allege a First Amendment claim against Twitter," US District Court Judge James Donato had said.</p>

<p>Musk had expressed his intention to limit content moderation as he raised his bid to take over Twitter.</p>

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Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would reverse Twitter's ban on former US President Donald Trump. The Tesla chief, who is going to acquire the social networking site said the ban against Trump was "morally wrong and flat-out stupid.

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would reverse Twitter's ban on former US President Donald Trump. The Tesla chief, who is going to acquire the social networking site said the ban against Trump was "morally wrong and flat-out stupid." Also Read: Lawsuit filed against Tesla CEO Elon Musk to prevent Twitter's buyout Trump was banned from Twitter after the January 6 Capitol riots last year as Twitter declared it was banning the former president as he presented "risk of further incitement of violence". "I would reverse the ban," Musk said during a speech at a conference. The Tesla chief had pulled $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Watch: The role of Twitter in Arab Spring There was however no official statement from Trump or Twitter regarding Musk's latest statement. Last week a judge in California had dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trump which sought to reinstate his banned Twitter account. "The amended complaint does not plausibly allege a First Amendment claim against Twitter," US District Court Judge James Donato had said. Musk had expressed his intention to limit content moderation as he raised his bid to take over Twitter. (With inputs from Agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Musk says he will 'reverse' Twitter ban on Trump

<p>Indian-American Vijaya Gadde, 45, who takes care of Twitter's legal affairs has been instrumental in permanently suspending President Donald <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-blasts-trump-compares-us-capitol-violence-to-rise-of-nazi-germany-355912">Trump's</a> Twitter account.</p>

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<p>Twitter had earlier suspended Trump's account but later moved to block the US president's account amid riots in US Capitol which the company believed encouraged rioters.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The account of <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> has been permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence. We've also published our policy enforcement analysis - you can read more about our decision here: <a href="https://t.co/fhjXkxdEcw">https://t.co/fhjXkxdEcw</a></p>
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<p>"The account of @realDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended from <strong>Twitter</strong> due to the risk of further violence," Gadde had tweeted on Friday.</p>

<p>President Trump's Twitter account was "permanently suspended due to the risk of further incitement of violence," the company said.</p>

<p>Gadde who was born in<strong> India </strong>grew up in Texas graduated from <strong>Cornell</strong> University and New York University Law School and had joined Twitter in 2011.</p>

<p>The Indian-American actively oversaw the US elections declaring that of the "300,000 flagged tweets, 456 were covered over by a warning message and had engagement features limited -- users could not like, retweet or reply to the posts."</p>

<p>"During the election period, Twitter posted messages on American users' pages which were seen 389 million times that "reminded people that election results were likely to be delayed, and that voting by mail is safe and legitimate," she said.</p>

<p>Vijaya Gadde had accompanied Twitter CEO<strong> Jack Dorsey</strong> when had met US President Donald Trump last year and had accompanied Dorsey when he met India's Prime Minister Narendra<strong> Modi</strong> three years ago.</p>

<p>Twitter said Trump's tweets were assessed under "glorification of violence"&nbsp;policy and that it determined that they were "highly likely to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts that took place at the <strong>US&nbsp;Capitol</strong> on January 6, 2021."</p>

<p>"President’s statements can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence, as well as in the context of the pattern of behaviour from this account in recent weeks," it added.</p>


Indian-American Vijaya Gadde, 45, who takes care of Twitter's legal affairs has been instrumental in permanently suspending President Donald Trump's Twitter account.

Indian-American Vijaya Gadde, 45, who takes care of Twitter's legal affairs has been instrumental in permanently suspending President Donald Trump's Twitter account. Watch: Twitter had earlier suspended Trump's account but later moved to block the US president's account amid riots in US Capitol which the company believed encouraged rioters. The account of @realDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence. We've also published our policy enforcement analysis - you can read more about our decision here: https://t.co/fhjXkxdEcw — Vijaya Gadde (@vijaya) January 8, 2021 × "The account of @realDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence," Gadde had tweeted on Friday. President Trump's Twitter account was "permanently suspended due to the risk of further incitement of violence," the company said. Gadde who was born in India grew up in Texas graduated from Cornell University and New York University Law School and had joined Twitter in 2011. The Indian-American actively oversaw the US elections declaring that of the "300,000 flagged tweets, 456 were covered over by a warning message and had engagement features limited -- users could not like, retweet or reply to the posts." "During the election period, Twitter posted messages on American users' pages which were seen 389 million times that "reminded people that election results were likely to be delayed, and that voting by mail is safe and legitimate," she said. Vijaya Gadde had accompanied Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey when had met US President Donald Trump last year and had accompanied Dorsey when he met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi three years ago. Twitter said Trump's tweets were assessed under "glorification of violence" policy and that it determined that they were "highly likely to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts that took place at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021." "President’s statements can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence, as well as in the context of the pattern of behaviour from this account in recent weeks," it added.

Meet Indian-American Vijaya Gadde who moved to ban Trump's Twitter account

<p>After hinting at conceding defeat to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> in the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US election</a> 2020, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> is also losing his Twitter followers to the president-elect.</p>

<p>According to Factbase, a site committed to following Trump's public utterances, the president has lost 133,902 devotees since 17 November while the duly elected president has increased 1,156,610.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/joe-biden-wins-arizona-wisconsin-donald-trump-alleges-corruption-346581">Joe Biden wins Arizona, Wisconsin; Donald Trump alleges corruption</a></strong></p>

<p>In a Sunday tweet, CNN host and media columnist Brian Stelter said that while Twitter supporters were "without a doubt not the main measurement on the planet", it was "still significant: unexpectedly since 2015, Trump is reliably losing adherents".&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Factbase, he called attention to, had "estimated little decreases for 11 days straight".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump has 88.8 million devotees, to whom he keeps on tweeting ridiculous cases of constituent extortion and hard and fast paranoid notions encompassing his misfortune to Biden.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>His latest message at the hour of composing went with a video of a group at a convention and stated: "No chance WE LOST THIS ELECTION!"&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Trump has griped about his treatment by Twitter, claiming it is one-sided against traditionalists. Numerous onlookers expect that once he leaves office, the site will quit assuming the best about him with respect to his bogus and fiery messages.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Biden has 20.2 million adherents.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Monday morning, his latest message read: "It's an ideal opportunity to take care of the brutal way of talking, bring down the temperature, and hear each out other once more. To gain ground, we should quit regarding our rivals as our adversaries. We are not foes. We are Americans."</p>


After hinting at conceding defeat to Joe Biden in the US election 2020, Donald Trump is also losing his Twitter followers to the president-elect. According to Factbase, a site committed to following Trump's public utterances, the president has lost 133,902 devotees since 17 November while the duly elected president has increased 1,156,610.

After hinting at conceding defeat to Joe Biden in the US election 2020, Donald Trump is also losing his Twitter followers to the president-elect. According to Factbase, a site committed to following Trump's public utterances, the president has lost 133,902 devotees since 17 November while the duly elected president has increased 1,156,610. Also read: Joe Biden wins Arizona, Wisconsin; Donald Trump alleges corruption In a Sunday tweet, CNN host and media columnist Brian Stelter said that while Twitter supporters were "without a doubt not the main measurement on the planet", it was "still significant: unexpectedly since 2015, Trump is reliably losing adherents". Surely not the most important metric in the world, but still worth noting: For the first time since 2015, Trump is consistently losing followers on here. @FactbaseFeed has measured small declines for 11 days in a row. pic.twitter.com/BZzXJ2D0SJ — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 29, 2020 × Factbase, he called attention to, had "estimated little decreases for 11 days straight". Trump has 88.8 million devotees, to whom he keeps on tweeting ridiculous cases of constituent extortion and hard and fast paranoid notions encompassing his misfortune to Biden. His latest message at the hour of composing went with a video of a group at a convention and stated: "No chance WE LOST THIS ELECTION!" NO WAY WE LOST THIS ELECTION! https://t.co/orOXBaR8uE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2020 × Trump has griped about his treatment by Twitter, claiming it is one-sided against traditionalists. Numerous onlookers expect that once he leaves office, the site will quit assuming the best about him with respect to his bogus and fiery messages. Biden has 20.2 million adherents. On Monday morning, his latest message read: "It's an ideal opportunity to take care of the brutal way of talking, bring down the temperature, and hear each out other once more. To gain ground, we should quit regarding our rivals as our adversaries. We are not foes. We are Americans."

Donald Trump losing Twitter followers to Joe Biden