Twitter re-bans white nationalist Nick Fuentes after he makes new account – Axios

Twitter re-banned white nationalist Nick Fuentes after he made a new account on Saturday, according to The Daily Beast. Why it matters: He and other far-right figures who were previously banned by Twitter have attempted to return to the platform since it was officially purchased last week by Elon Musk, who has emphasized that he wants the company to prioritize free speech.However, Musk has clarified that speech on the platform would need to adhere to the local laws of any country Twitter operates in and that he does not want it to become “a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences!”Musk said Twitter would create a content moderation council “with widely diverse viewpoints” and that there would be “no major content decisions or account reinstatements” before then.What they’re saying: “Bottom line up front: Twitter’s policies haven’t changed. Hateful conduct has no place here. And we’re taking steps to put a stop to an organized effort to make people think we have,” Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity, said in a tweet Sunday.”Over the last 48 hours, we’ve seen a small number of accounts post a ton of Tweets that include slurs and other derogatory terms.…
Read More