Elon Musk Says Twitter Block on News Publication Was ‘Inappropriate’

Suspending a news publication’s account for publishing “a truthful story” was “incredibly inappropriate,” Twitter’s soon-to-be owner Elon Musk said.

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| Updated on: Aug 22 2022, 11:56 IST
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Elon Musk calls Twitter ban on a news publication inappropriate. (REUTERS)

Suspending a news publication's account for publishing “a truthful story” was “incredibly inappropriate,” Twitter's soon-to-be owner Elon Musk said, in an apparent reference to the company's response to a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden.

Musk was responding to a tweet from the co-host of a podcast on U.S. politics that described Twitter Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde as “the top censorship advocate” at Twitter.

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The Tesla chief did not name the news organization nor say what the story was about. 

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Twitter had initially blocked users from sharing the New York Post story, which alleged that the younger Biden had improper connections to an executive at a Ukrainian energy firm, but backtracked a day later. 

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First Published Date: 27 Apr, 22:55 IST
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