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Musk said permanent bans “fundamentally undermine trust in Twitter and is a morally bad decision”.
While many people may disagree with the Tesla boss, he once again found a strong supporter in Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Responding to a tweet by Axios business editor Dan Primack, Dorsey said he regretted the ban and agreed that there shouldn’t be permanent bans for individual Twitter users.
“Musk says @jack agrees with him that there shouldn't be permanent bans on individual Twitter users. Reminder that Dorsey was CEO when such bans were implemented,” Primack tweeted.
@danprimack I do agree. There are exceptions (CSE, illegal behaviour, spam or network manipulation, etc), but gener… https://t.co/wI9ylTpLXw
— jack⚡️ (@jack) 1652207903000
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I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump from Twitter, or how we got here. After a cl… https://t.co/0aZOtGul9u
— jack⚡️ (@jack) 1610583414000
Dorsey added that banning Trump was a “business decision”.
"It was a business decision, it shouldn't have been. And we should always revisit our decisions and evolve as necessary. I stated in that thread and still believe that permanent bans of individuals are directionally wrong," Dorsey said.
In a series of tweets, Dorsey said that banning Trump was "the right decision for Twitter" since the company was facing "an extraordinary and untenable circumstance" that forced a narrow focus on "public safety”. "Permanent bans just fundamentally undermine trust in Twitter as a town square where everyone can voice their opinion," he added.
He also linked to a thread he wrote on the subject soon after Trump was banned, in which he called for a “resilient social media protocol”.
Even if the ban is lifted, Trump has said he will not return to Twitter, having launched his own social media company, Truth Social.