Musk will replace Parag Agrawal, who was one of several
senior executives to be ousted as the takeover was completed, but may
eventually cede the role in the longer term, according to a report from
Bloomberg.
The Tesla boss also intends to get rid of permanent bans on
user accounts because he does not believe in lifelong suspensions, the report
said, meaning high-profile and polarising figures who had been previously
banned, including former US president Donald Trump, would be allowed to return
– but it remains unclear when this could happen.
Yesterday, Trump posted to his own Truth Social platform
that he was “very happy Twitter is now in sane hands” but did not comment on
any possible return, but instead praised his own app, which was launched after
his Twitter ban.
Musk appeared to celebrate that his protracted takeover of
the social media giant had been completed by tweeting shortly before 5am UK
time yesterday “the bird is freed”, in reference to Twitter’s bird logo.
A US court had set yesterday’s deadline for the Tesla and SpaceX boss to complete his $44 billion (£38bn) acquisition of the platform.
Twitter has not yet published any further statement
confirming the deal, but several senior figures and board members, including
Bret Taylor, who had served as the company’s chairman, have changed their
social media profiles to reflect that they no longer work for the company.
Many people have raised concerns over some of Musk’s
proposals for a Twitter platform under his management, most notably his stance
as a “free speech absolutist” who would allow any content which was not illegal
to remain on the site
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