With Elon Musk buying Twitter, there’s speculation that former President Donald Trump and many of his allies could have their bans lifted.
During the Trump era, Twitter barred many on the far right, including extremist groups, from using the platform. A number of Trump supporters were kicked off for spreading falsehoods, inciting or advocating violence, “harmful activity” or other violations of Twitter rules.
De-platforming can limit the spread of harmful speech, including misinformation and disinformation, studies have shown.
