Twitter CEO Elon Musk acquired Twitter after months of legal battles, and the billionaire said he plans to reverse lifetime bans. .Twitter removed a number of people because it disagrees with their views. If Musk is committed to freedom of expression, he should stand up for people who were wrongfully removed. .Here are five Twitter accounts Musk should reactivate. . Meghan MurphyMeghan Murphy .5- Meghan Murphy .Feminist Current publisher Meghan Murphy was banned from Twitter in 2018 for misgendering a transgender woman. .Twitter said Murphy was banned for hateful conduct. She filed a lawsuit against the platform to recover her account in 2019, which she ended up losing. .Murphy deserves to be on Twitter because she has been a vocal advocate for sex-based rights for women. She was one of a few dissenting voices against Bill C-16, and her predictions about how it would hurt women came true. . Mike LindellMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says the FBI seized his cellphone. .4- Mike Lindell .MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was banned from Twitter in 2021 for sharing misinformation about the 2020 United States presidential election. .A Twitter spokesperson said Lindell’s account was “permanently suspended due to repeated violations of our Civic Integrity Policy.” It was unclear which tweets led to the ban. .Lindell should come back on Twitter because he's a business executive committed to helping the United States. MyPillow never shipped any jobs overseas, and proceeds from his business go towards funding his charity called the Lindell Recovery Network. . Unity 2020Unity 2020 .3- Unity 2020.Joint US presidential ticket initiative Unity 2020 was taken off of Twitter in 2020 for being harmful. .“So Twitter has determined that attempting to exit the two party is not allowed,” said Unity 2020 supporter Eric Weinstein in a tweet. .“Let that sink in: We are not allowed to talk about exiting the bipartisan two-party collapse of the United States.”.Musk should end Unity 2020’s ban because it made people view American democracy as too binary. It enabled people to talk about political polarization. . Donald TrumpDonald Trump .2- Donald Trump .Former US president Donald Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter in 2021 for inciting violence. .“After assessing the language in these Tweets against our Glorification of Violence policy, we have determined that these Tweets are in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy and the user @realDonaldTrump should be immediately permanently suspended from the service,” said Twitter. .Twitter said this move was justified because of ongoing problems in the United States and an uptick in global conversations about the 2021 US Capitol riots. .Trump should come back to Twitter because he's an important politician with a sizeable following. His leadership improved the US, and he deserves to be free to express the thoughtful ideas he promoted. .1- Jordan Peterson .Prominent Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson was suspended from Twitter in June after he said it was wrong for Umbrella Academy actor Elliot Page to have his breasts removed. .While Peterson did not receive a permanent suspension, his restriction would end once he deleted the tweet. .READ MORE: Peterson says he ‘would rather die’ instead of delete tweet about Elliot Page.“The suspension will not be lifted unless I delete the hateful tweet in question, and I would rather die than do that,” he said. .Peterson should come back on Twitter as he is the most influential public intellectual in the world. His ideas have inspired young men to take personal responsibility. .Since Musk took over Twitter, he's admitted he is going to shake up the platform. He terminated a number of executives upon taking over, and he looks set to purge anti-free speech employees. .He will be busy making adjustments to the platform, but he should prioritize ending lifetime suspensions for select users. If people are not free to speak their minds on social media, it cannot be a digital town square.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk acquired Twitter after months of legal battles, and the billionaire said he plans to reverse lifetime bans. .Twitter removed a number of people because it disagrees with their views. If Musk is committed to freedom of expression, he should stand up for people who were wrongfully removed. .Here are five Twitter accounts Musk should reactivate. . Meghan MurphyMeghan Murphy .5- Meghan Murphy .Feminist Current publisher Meghan Murphy was banned from Twitter in 2018 for misgendering a transgender woman. .Twitter said Murphy was banned for hateful conduct. She filed a lawsuit against the platform to recover her account in 2019, which she ended up losing. .Murphy deserves to be on Twitter because she has been a vocal advocate for sex-based rights for women. She was one of a few dissenting voices against Bill C-16, and her predictions about how it would hurt women came true. . Mike LindellMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says the FBI seized his cellphone. .4- Mike Lindell .MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was banned from Twitter in 2021 for sharing misinformation about the 2020 United States presidential election. .A Twitter spokesperson said Lindell’s account was “permanently suspended due to repeated violations of our Civic Integrity Policy.” It was unclear which tweets led to the ban. .Lindell should come back on Twitter because he's a business executive committed to helping the United States. MyPillow never shipped any jobs overseas, and proceeds from his business go towards funding his charity called the Lindell Recovery Network. . Unity 2020Unity 2020 .3- Unity 2020.Joint US presidential ticket initiative Unity 2020 was taken off of Twitter in 2020 for being harmful. .“So Twitter has determined that attempting to exit the two party is not allowed,” said Unity 2020 supporter Eric Weinstein in a tweet. .“Let that sink in: We are not allowed to talk about exiting the bipartisan two-party collapse of the United States.”.Musk should end Unity 2020’s ban because it made people view American democracy as too binary. It enabled people to talk about political polarization. . Donald TrumpDonald Trump .2- Donald Trump .Former US president Donald Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter in 2021 for inciting violence. .“After assessing the language in these Tweets against our Glorification of Violence policy, we have determined that these Tweets are in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy and the user @realDonaldTrump should be immediately permanently suspended from the service,” said Twitter. .Twitter said this move was justified because of ongoing problems in the United States and an uptick in global conversations about the 2021 US Capitol riots. .Trump should come back to Twitter because he's an important politician with a sizeable following. His leadership improved the US, and he deserves to be free to express the thoughtful ideas he promoted. .1- Jordan Peterson .Prominent Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson was suspended from Twitter in June after he said it was wrong for Umbrella Academy actor Elliot Page to have his breasts removed. .While Peterson did not receive a permanent suspension, his restriction would end once he deleted the tweet. .READ MORE: Peterson says he ‘would rather die’ instead of delete tweet about Elliot Page.“The suspension will not be lifted unless I delete the hateful tweet in question, and I would rather die than do that,” he said. .Peterson should come back on Twitter as he is the most influential public intellectual in the world. His ideas have inspired young men to take personal responsibility. .Since Musk took over Twitter, he's admitted he is going to shake up the platform. He terminated a number of executives upon taking over, and he looks set to purge anti-free speech employees. .He will be busy making adjustments to the platform, but he should prioritize ending lifetime suspensions for select users. If people are not free to speak their minds on social media, it cannot be a digital town square.
