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The Twitter page of Elon Musk is seen on the screen of a computer in Sausalito, Calif., on Monday, April 25, 2022. On Monday, Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for about $44 billion. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

The Twitter page of Elon Musk is seen on the screen of a computer in Sausalito, Calif., on Monday, April 25, 2022. On Monday, Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for about $44 billion. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Elon Musk Revives Twitter Deal

Irina Raicu, director of internet ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.

Elon Musk has reaffirmed his commitment to purchasing Twitter, a move that has huge ramifications for investors and users. One of the most controversial pieces of a new Musk Twitter would be his claim to reinstate former President Donald Trump's account claiming that the decision to remove the former president was "morally wrong and flat-out stupid."

Irina Raicu weighed in, characterizing Musk's statement as "morally simplistic and flat-out inaccurate."  Raicu believes, "It would be hugely consequential to put the megaphone back in President Trump's hands, because we do see what he does say on Truth Social, and we do see journalists starting to amplify those statements as well."

Irina Raicu, director of internet ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.

 

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