Coverage dated October 27, 2022 to October 28, 2022

Musk plans to form ‘content moderation council’ for Twitter

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The Tesla CEO said that no major decisions or account reinstatement will take place before the council convenes.

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  1. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk Announces 'Content Moderation Council' to Oversee Twitter Unbanning (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, is convening a "content moderation council" to consider major content decisions and account reinstatements on the platform. Musk promises the notoriously left-wing platform will include "widely diverse viewpoints" on the council.

  2. NPR

    Elon Musk's Twitter will have a content moderation council (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The social media platform's new owner says the company will not make major decisions on content or reinstating suspended accounts until the council convenes.

  3. Engadget

    Elon Musk says Twitter will form a 'moderation council' before it reinstates banned accounts (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk says Twitter will form a council before it makes any major decisions on content and banned accounts..

  4. New York Times

    Elon Musk moves to form a content moderation council for Twitter. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The announcement appeared to be a step back from Mr. Musk’s position that Twitter should be an anything-goes platform.

  5. Bloomberg

    Musk Is Forming a Council to Advise on Lifting Any Twitter Bans (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Twitter Inc. will form a content-moderation council that includes “widely diverse viewpoints,” and decisions on content and account reinstatements are on hold until the council is convened, new owner Elon Musk said.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Musk plans to form ‘content moderation council’ for Twitter (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The Tesla CEO said that no major decisions or account reinstatement will take place before the council convenes.

  7. Insider

    Elon Musk says he's creating a 'content moderation council' for Twitter after Kanye West's account was reinstated (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The new Twitter owner said the body will hold "widely diverse viewpoints", but that no decisions about reinstating accounts would be made until it met.

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