Elon Musk Immediately Holds General Amnesty For A Resisted Twitter Account

Illustration of Elon Musk's policy. (photo: twitter @CrystalHope1979)

JAKARTA - Elon Musk, on Thursday 24 November, tweeted that he would provide "public amnesty" for suspended accounts starting next week after holding a poll on whether to do so for users who do not violate the law or engage in dire spam.

Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2022

In a poll Musk posted on Twitter on Wednesday, there were 72.4% of the 3.16 million users who took part in the poll to restore accounts that had been suspended by the social media platform.

"People have spoken," Musk tweeted, who acquired Twitter last month, on Thursday. "Amnesty starts next week."

The people have spoken.Amnesty begins next week.Vox Populi, Vox Dei.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2022

Last week, Musk, the world's richest man, reactivated several previously suspended accounts, including former US President Donald Trump, the Babylon Bee satirical site, and comedian Kathy Griffin.

He tweeted last October that Twitter would form a content moderation board "with a very diverse point of view." Musk said no major content decisions or account recovery would occur before the council convened.

Change and chaos have marked the billionaire's first few weeks as Twitter owner. He has fired top managers, including former Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal, and it was announced that senior officials in charge of security and privacy had also stopped.

The resignation drew the attention of the US Federal Trade Commission, whose mandate includes protecting consumers and who said it oversees Twitter with "deep concern."

Earlier Thursday, Musk tweeted that Twitter users may see a small, sometimes large increase in the platform's speed of access, which will feel significant in countries far from the United States.