{"id":10372,"date":"2022-04-28T20:39:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T20:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/aave-founder-stani-kulechov-briefly-suspended-from-twitter-after-joking-about-becoming-interim-ceo\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T20:39:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T20:39:21","slug":"aave-founder-stani-kulechov-briefly-suspended-from-twitter-after-joking-about-becoming-interim-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/aave-founder-stani-kulechov-briefly-suspended-from-twitter-after-joking-about-becoming-interim-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Aave founder Stani Kulechov briefly suspended from Twitter after joking about becoming interim CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aave (AAVE) founder Stani Kulechov was temporarily suspended from Twitter this week, mere hours after joking that he was joining the social media company as interim CEO.<\/p>\n

\u201cBREAKING: Joining Twitter as interim CEO,\u201d Kulechov tweeted on Tuesday in a post that was intended as a joke.\u00a0The tweet was timestamped at 2:48 pm PST (9:48 pm UTC). The following day, the Aave founder\u2019s account was suspended, a spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph. The spokesperson also confirmed that it was Kulechov’s first suspension on the social media platform and that he had not received any prior warnings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Aave founder Stani Kulechov has been banned from Twitter after joking about being Twitter’s interim CEO. pic.twitter.com\/TXYnR6SKdz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cTwitter, recently bought by Elon Musk, has chosen to suspend my account,\u201d Kulechov said in a statement, adding that the move underscores the dangers of centralized ownership of content creation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ban lifted Thursday afternoon, with Kulechov tweeting that he’s “back as interim CEO” of the social media company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m back as interim CEO of @twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 stani.eth (\uea00,\uea00) (@StaniKulechov) April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kulechov\u2019s suspension appears ill-timed for Twitter after billionaire Elon Musk confirmed earlier this week that he had an agreement to acquire the company for $44 billion. By taking Twitter private, Musk intends to promote free speech by creating a \u201cdigital town square\u201d where everyone can express their views. <\/p>\n

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\u2665\ufe0f Yesss!!! \u2665\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/0T9HzUHuh6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not entirely clear whether tweeting about becoming Twitter\u2019s CEO violates the platform\u2019s terms of service or its new free speech mandate. The comment appears to fall in line with Musk\u2019s conception of free speech, which simply means speech that \u201cmatches the law,\u201d he clarified on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

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By \u201cfree speech\u201d, I simply mean that which matches the law. <\/p>\n

I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. <\/p>\n

If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect.<\/p>\n

Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>\u2018Keep Your Coins\u2019 bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Freedom of speech and the ability to dissent from prevailing cultural narratives have become hot-button topics since the onset of COVID-19. The pandemic, some argue, allowed governments and media outlets to marginalize those with opposing views. The debate around dissent and expression was front and center in February after the government of Canada froze the bank accounts and crypto wallets of individuals involved in funding local protests. <\/p>\n