In the midst of what appears to be the resignation of most of its remaining workforce, Musk has reinstated formerly banned or locked accounts as an opening gesture to the platform's new "freedom of speech" program. Musk said on Friday that the accounts of comedians and authors were welcomed back to the platform.
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As part of Musk's "Freedom Fridays," he has brought back the accounts of the two accounts that were locked earlier this year. The Babylon Bee was locked down for "hateful conduct" in March of this year. In July, Petersen's account was locked after posts about Page. He was quoted as saying that he would rather die than take a break from social media.
In contrast to the hate-filled conduct lockouts, which appear to have been reversed all along if the users deleted the offending messages, the permanently suspendedGriffin had been. The comedian impersonated Musk in order to get her suspended. Musk had already said that the suspension might not be permanent, and that it might have been a joke.
Musk updated his position on hate speech. Under the threat of shadowbans, he will allow it on the website. Any negative or hate messages will be demonetized so no ads or other revenue can be made from them. Unless you specifically seek it out, the new policy will make it invisible.
In practice, it's not clear what this form of moderation would look like. "De boosting" seems to mean removing the boost. Even in a critical context, it would be impossible to ensure that a user wouldn't find thetweet accidentally.
Having been in charge for just 16 days at this point, the new boss has begun to put his "free speech" program into practice by creating a day called "Freedom Friday" and using it to bring back two right-wing accounts that had been locked for hate. The moves have shown what the new hardcore will look like.
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