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Musk plans to form ‘content moderation council’ for Twitter

Elon Musk's sealing of the on-again, off-again $44bn deal ended a months-long soap opera of corporate chicanery, involving insults, threats and lawsuits [Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

Elon Musk has announced that he plans to form a “content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints” at Twitter in his first policy act after taking over the social media company on Friday, stressing that no changes to the platform’s moderation policies have been made so far.

“No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes,” the outspoken billionaire businessman said amid concerns that former US President Donald Trump’s account might be reinstated.

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