BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk was accused of silencing the voices of marginalised workers today after grassroots union United Voices of the World announced that their Twitter account had been officially deleted.

The account, which had amassed over 20,000 followers, was suspended in December, erasing a decade of work.

The platform ignored multiple requests to restore the account, which had been used to amplify the voices of low-paid, migrant and precarious workers represented by the union.

Union general secretary Petros Elia said: “Elon Musk isn’t interested in free speech for workers. 

“Under his ownership, Twitter has reinstated the accounts of neonazis and racists while silencing workers’ and progressive voices. 

“Silencing our union on Musk’s platform is yet another example of the structural racism and stamping on working people our members experience every day.”

Mr Elia said the removal underscored the need for the workers’ movement to distance itself from corporate-owned social media platforms.

Members can be supported via the union’s solidarity network: https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/your-uvw/solidarity-network/

Twitter was contacted for comment.