Elon Musk, CEO of social media giant Twitter, has reinstated former President Trump's permanently suspended account.
So far, there have been no posts from Mr. Trump, but in the future, how posts should be managed is likely to provoke discussion.
We asked a reporter from the leading American newspaper, The New York Times, who has continuously covered the issue of Twitter's acquisition, about the impact of this account revival.
Elon Musk reinstates Trump's account
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, posted on the 19th, ``Trump will return.
Musk took to Twitter to vote on whether Trump's Twitter account should be reinstated.
As a result, the total number of votes exceeded 15 million votes, with 51.8% in favor and 48.2% against, which was a majority.
Trump has yet to post new posts on Twitter
Mr. Trump will continue to post on Truth Social, the social media that he launched, and there are no new posts on Twitter as of 5:00 pm Japan time on the 21st.
Mr. Mask said he would not make decisions such as reviving the account until a council was convened to monitor and delete posted content, but the fact that the council was established has not been clarified. There are also opinions that criticize the decision to revive.
Mr. Mask has revealed that he has revived several Twitter accounts that were suspended for making discriminatory posts on the 18th.
In the future, it seems that Twitter's post management should be controversial.
What do you think of the New York Times reporter who continues to report?
How should Twitter's Musk CEO reactivate former President Trump's account?
We asked Mike Isaac, a leading American newspaper reporter for the New York Times, who has been covering the technology field for a long time and has continuously covered the issue of Twitter's acquisition.
Q. How to ask for approval or disapproval on Twitter?
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Mr. Mask himself should have pointed out that Twitter has a mechanical automatic tweeting function called a bot, and that there are many of them, but the method of voting on Twitter is extremely unscientific. I don't think there is an official way.
Q. You said that you would set up a council to monitor and delete inappropriate posts?
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Musk has said he would set up a council to manage posts that incorporate diverse perspectives, but he appears to have abandoned that idea.
It seems like that was just after the acquisition and was meant to keep advertisers moving away from Twitter.
At least for Trump's account, Musk made his own decisions.
Q. Will Trump use Twitter again?
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There is a deal with Truth Social, a social network launched by Mr. Trump, that you have to post here first.
But Twitter is too important for Trump to ignore.
Trump knows how powerful Twitter is.
I'm keeping my distance now because of my social media deal, but I'll be back eventually.
Q. Mr. Trump's account revival, what kind of impact?
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Even if Trump doesn't tweet right away, reviving the account will send an empowering message to a specific group.
Certain groups are those who spread misinformation about elections and harass minorities.
It will help these people say, "Trump is back, we can root for him."
In our interviews, we've already seen an increase in bold statements since the account was reinstated.