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According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 6th, after Elon Musk, the founder of the US Space Exploration Technology Company and CEO of Tesla, bought 9.2% of twitter's shares and became the company's largest shareholder, some Republicans asked Musk to restore the Twitter account of former US President Trump.
Germany's "Der Spiegel" weekly reported on the 5th that Musk, the world's richest man, bought 9.2% of Twitter's shares, becoming the largest shareholder. A filing with the SEC shows Musk will join the company's board of directors after taking the stake. The news of Musk's purchase has sent Twitter stock soaring, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said that Musk himself is an avid Twitter user with more than 80 million followers. He often draws attention on the platform with his sharp remarks. He also recently harshly criticized Twitter's policies because, in his view, it hinders free speech.
News of Musk becoming Twitter's largest shareholder quickly spread, and Rosneft noted that some Republicans and activists began making demands on him.
"Now that Elon Musk is Twitter's largest shareholder, it's time to lift political scrutiny. oh...... Get Trump back! U.S. Republican Congressman Lauren Bayport wrote on Twitter on the 4th.
Fox News anchor Pete Heggs called for "Fox and Friends" on the 5th, "Twitter used to be an open field of free thought," but "they drove away Donald Trump." They drove out many conservatives. If he (Musk) opens this (banned) door, it will open the conversation in the United States."
Not only that, but some foreign politicians have also joined the call to "let Trump come back". Nigel Farage, leader of the British "Brexit Party", said on Twitter on the 5th, "Musk joining the Twitter board is the first step in the right direction." Get Trump back! ”
However, there are also many people who do not support the restoration of Trump's Twitter account. One trump opponent said in a tweet, "If Musk succeeds in getting Trump back to Twitter, I'll leave." He also said that if Trump's account is unblocked, many people will choose to leave Twitter, a social media platform. To date, the tweet has garnered more than 9,000 likes.
There are also concerns that Trump may use Twitter to "incite violence."
Twitter announced a "permanent ban" on Trump's personal account on January 8 last year, citing "the risk of further incitement to violence." This is the first time that Twitter has "pinned" a country's leader. Trump filed a lawsuit against three U.S. social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube platform on July 7 last year, claiming he and other U.S. conservatives were under false censorship of those platforms.