{"id":46596,"date":"2022-07-30T20:39:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46596"},"modified":"2022-08-16T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:13:09","slug":"when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2","title":{"rendered":"When Does Trump&#8217;s Twitter Ban End?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e738d7ef96\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e738d7ef96\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e738d7ef96\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2\/#When_Does_Trumps_Twitter_Ban_End\" title=\"When Does Trump&#8217;s Twitter Ban End?\">When Does Trump&#8217;s Twitter Ban End?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2\/#Elon_Musks_ownership_of_Twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s ownership of Twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s ownership of Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2\/#Elon_Musks_proposal_to_allow_Trump_to_return_to_Twitter\" title=\"Elon Musk&#8217;s proposal to allow Trump to return to Twitter\">Elon Musk&#8217;s proposal to allow Trump to return to Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2\/#Impact_of_allowing_Trump_to_return_to_Twitter_on_communities\" title=\"Impact of allowing Trump to return to Twitter on communities\">Impact of allowing Trump to return to Twitter on communities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-does-trumps-twitter-ban-end-2\/#Long-term_consequences_of_allowing_Trump_to_return_to_Twitter\" title=\"Long-term consequences of allowing Trump to return to Twitter\">Long-term consequences of allowing Trump to return to Twitter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Does_Trumps_Twitter_Ban_End\"><\/span>When Does Trump&#8217;s Twitter Ban End?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 33% width:auto; max-height: 292px; height: auto; margin: 0px 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mMqScsz.png\" alt=\"when does trumps twitter ban end\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s proposed plan to allow Trump to rejoin Twitter has created a tense situation between the free speech community and the company. While Musk is arguing that Twitter was wrong to censor a political leader, other free speech advocates argue that the ban is a violation of Twitter&#8217;s mission, which is to foster free expression. Supporters of the ban counter that Twitter is within its rights to remove posts and accounts that incite violence, harass others, spread lies, or promote harassment. Others believe that no one should be above the law.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_ownership_of_Twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s ownership of Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The billionaire Tesla CEO is set to buy Twitter for $44 billion. He has previously described himself as a &#8220;free speech absolutist&#8221; and has spoken of the importance of keeping political statements on the platform free of political bias. The controversial company&#8217;s decision to ban former US President Donald Trump from Twitter is in response to the Capitol riot in 2021. Twitter cited repeated violations of company rules and the risk of further incitement to violence as reasons for banning Trump.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump&#8217;s Twitter ban, Elon Musk has stated that he plans to reverse the permanent ban of former president Donald J. Trump. The billionaire has been buying shares of Twitter since last year and has voiced his concern over free speech on the platform. He has also exchanged emails with Twitter&#8217;s CEO, Jack Dorsey, and asked followers if the company adheres to free speech principles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musks_proposal_to_allow_Trump_to_return_to_Twitter\"><\/span>Elon Musk&#8217;s proposal to allow Trump to return to Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed that Twitter allow President Trump to resume tweeting if the company&#8217;s CEO buys the company in 2021. Musk said that this proposal would reverse a January 2021 suspension of President Trump after he published incendiary tweets following the attack on the Capitol. Musk called the suspension of the president &#8220;morally wrong&#8221; and claimed that this ban resulted in conservatives retreating into more insular spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The former president did not reply to a request for comment, but he agreed to the summary that Musk provided. Besides, the proposal would give Trump a megaphone. As a former president, Trump frequently used Twitter to yell at his opponents, so an un-banner would give him that voice back. The former president is also preparing for a presidential run in 2024, and this move could give him the advantage he needs to get his message across.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_of_allowing_Trump_to_return_to_Twitter_on_communities\"><\/span>Impact of allowing Trump to return to Twitter on communities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The impact of allowing Trump to return to Twitter is unclear, but it has implications for the country and the president-elect. The former president&#8217;s use of Twitter to amplify his messages and divert negative attention to other topics has led to a spike in negative media coverage. With Trump&#8217;s ban now over, the media will likely stop following his tweets and the president-elect might alienate his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>This ambiguity is Trump&#8217;s greatest ally on Twitter, and it feeds into his key affect &#8211; the feeling that he&#8217;s being persecuted by progressive social values and political correctness. This ambiguity is reminiscent of the &#8220;great Silent Majority&#8221; slogan coined by Nixon during the Vietnam War, which referred to the right wing majority who opposed the president.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long-term_consequences_of_allowing_Trump_to_return_to_Twitter\"><\/span>Long-term consequences of allowing Trump to return to Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although Trump has said he won&#8217;t return to Twitter, former advisers are less sure. Twitter was integral to Trump&#8217;s image before the election. It provided a venue for him to engage with his base, criticize opponents, and discuss his policy plans. It also provided a counter-reporting platform to traditional media. Allowing Trump to return to Twitter would provide him with a megaphone and open the door for other platforms to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>A reversal of Trump&#8217;s ban may reignite long-standing debates on Twitter moderation. The issue is whether permanent bans should be used and whether public figures should be subject to different rules than ordinary users. Before Musk&#8217;s bid, some pushed back against banning Trump. 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