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Twitter has been exploring if there are other content moderation
tools that could replace a ban, its harshest penalty for
violating rules, the newspaper said, citing multiple people
familiar with the situation.
Back in May, shortly after inking a $44 billion deal to buy
Twitter, Musk had pledged changes to the social media platform's
content moderation practices.
Musk, who calls himself a free speech absolutist, had also said
he would reverse Twitter's ban on former U.S. President Donald
Trump.
However, the FT report said any policy change would be unlikely
to pave the way for Trump's return to the platform since Twitter
is not considering reversing bans issued for breaching its
policy against inciting violence.
Employees are looking at areas where they feel Twitter may have
banned users for lesser offences, such as sharing misleading
information, the report added.
"Our core tenets — choice and control, transparency, legitimacy,
and fairness — have been guiding our work for years, and as the
public conversation continues to evolve, our approach will too,"
the company's spokesperson told Reuters.
Twitter restricted Kanye West's account over the weekend, saying
it removed posts by the rapper that online users condemned as
anti-Semitic.
Representatives for Donald Trump did not immediately respond to
Reuters' request for comment.
(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Additional reporting
by Rhea Binoy; Editing by Uttaresh.V and Savio D'Souza)
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