Twitter employees are calling Elon Musk's plans to reinstate banned accounts 'the Big Bang'
Twitter employees are referring to plans by Elon Musk to reinstate banned accounts as"the Big Bang," according to aShortly after reinstating former president Donald Trump's Twitter account after asking his followers to vote on the move,"Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?" his poll last Wednesday read.
But staff at Twitter say the plans could cause them a big headache. Employees told Platformer that it takes a lot of effort to reinstate accounts – a concern given that Twitter's total workforce has shrunk by around three quarters – and could fuel even more instability at the company. The workers said they also learned of the amnesty from Musk's tweets – not from internal communications.
Twitter staff are working to reinstate tens of thousands of suspended accounts, Platformer reported. This includes around 62,000 accounts with more than 10,000 followers, one of which has more than 5 million followers and 75 of which have more than 1 million followers, the outlet reported. Twitter did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside of regular working hours.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, controversial influencer Andrew Tate, and psychologist Jordan PetersonTwitter users and staff as well as advocacy groups have expressed concerns about Musk allowing banned users to return and about wider content moderation on the platform.
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