Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has stressed 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.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, he 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.”
The statement comes amid a request by the Nigerian government for the suspension of African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore’s account over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu.
DAILY POST reported that the Department of State Services had written to X Corp., demanding the immediate takedown of a tweet posted by Sowore, saying it disparaged Tinubu and posed a threat to national security.
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.
His posts on X have repeatedly drawn the attention of government authorities.
