Twitter Reviews Its Disinformation Banning Policy

Ars Technica reports:

Twitter is reviewing its controversial policies around permanently banning users, potentially bringing its content moderation more in line with Elon Musk’s vision for the social media platform regardless of whether the Tesla chief becomes its owner.

But any change is unlikely to pave the way for a return to the platform for Donald Trump as removing bans for breaching of its policy against inciting violence is not under consideration.

Instead, staffers are looking at areas where they feel Twitter may have been disproportionately heavy handed in cutting off users from its services for lesser offenses, such as around the sharing of misleading information.

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— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) October 12, 2022