Amid the 24-hour ultimatum slammed on social media platform, X, its owner, Elon Musk has stated that the platform would remain a space where all sides of an argument are heard, adding that content moderation is handled through community-driven mechanisms.
It could be recalled that the Nigerian government, had requested X, formerly known as Twitter, to take action against the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu.
DAILY POST reported that the Department of State Services had written to Xz demanding the immediate takedown of a tweet posted by Sowore, saying it disparaged Tinubu and posed a threat to national security.
Apparently reacting to the development, Musk, in a post on his X handle on Sunday, wrote: “On this platform, the people decide the narrative. You hear all sides of an argument. Community Notes corrects everyone, no exceptions. Notes data & code is public source. Grok provides further fact-checking."
He did not, however, make reference to the request from the Nigerian Government.
Recall that on August 25, Sowore, through his verified X account @YeleSowore, shared a video of Tinubu during a state visit to Brazil, and criticised the President’s comment that corruption is no more in Nigeria.
Sowore, a former presidential candidate and publisher of Sahara Reporters, has been a vocal critic of the Tinubu administration.
