Bay Area experts weigh in on Twitter 'amnesty,' how to handle hate speech, misinformation

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk says next week he's granting 'amnesty' to suspended accounts.

Already, Musk has reinstated former president Trump, Kanye West and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene."As a political scientist, these are things I'm really concerned about," said Melissa Michelson, political science professor with Menlo College.Michelson believes reactivating suspended accounts only invites trouble.

Media and Communication Professor Nolan Higdon at Cal State East Bay said censorship is not the answer.

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