In new, free-for-all version of Twitter, Kanye West is back and Musk trolls the ADL - The Times of Israel

It’s not clear if Musk, who finalized his purchase of Twitter last month, okayed West’s return, but about five hours later he appeared to be welcoming West, punning on his more recent name.

“For @elonmusk to allow Donald Trump back on Twitter, ostensibly after a brief poll, shows he is not remotely serious about safeguarding the platform from hate, harassment and misinformation.” That drew Musk’s jokey reply about Greenblatt “defaming” him.

But as Musk instituted changes, firing or encouraging hundreds of staffers to quit, including the executives responsible for ensuring that the platform is free of hate, hateful language and harassment spiked on the site.

The coalition Greenblatt initiated, Stop Hate For Profit, called on advertisers to quit Twitter until Musk makes changes.

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