Twitter Inc TWTR The company is reportedly reviewing its permanent ban policy to better align moderation on its platform Tesla Inc TSLA chairman Elon Musk’s Position.
What happened: The policy review started months ago and has yet to come to a conclusion, reported Financial Times citing several people familiar with the situation.
Twitter is exploring whether other content moderation tools could replace permanent bans for violating certain policies, the report said.
However, changes to Twitter’s policies are unlikely to result in the former president’s return donald trump to the platform, FT noted.
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Why it matters: Twitter officials are reviewing areas where the company has disproportionately imposed permanent bans for perceived minor violations, such as: B. the spread of misinformation, reported FT.
Musk, who reactivated a deal to buy Twitter, has previously said Trump’s permanent ban stands would be reversed and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey shares his opinion on this topic.
On permanent bans, Musk said they should “very rare and really reserved for… accounts that are bots or spam/scam accounts.”
Dorsey said in May decisions about permanent bans should be made checked and further developed if necessaryadding that he believes “permanent bans on individuals are direly wrong”.
Price promotion: On Wednesday, Twitter shares closed 0.3% lower at $49.93 in the regular session, up 0.1% in after-hours trade Data from Benzinga Pro.
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