Elon Musk, Twitter's new CEO, announced that the company will establish a content-moderation council with "widely different opinions" and postpone decisions on content and account reinstatement until the council meets.

Musk has previously stated that he believes Twitter's content moderation rules are too strict and that he should be banned for life.

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On Thursday, his US$44 billion (S$60 billion) plan to take the social network private was finalised. I didn't have faith.

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Twitter users and sponsors are eager to see if the billionaire's opinions will result in the reinstatement of prominent figures

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who have been banned from the service, such as former US President Donald Trump.

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Musk did add, though, that it was not in the company's best interest to turn into a "free-for-all hellscape" in a message to advertising.

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Based in San Francisco Twitter already consults with the Trust and Safety Council, a group of outside professionals, for advice on content management.

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