Same kind of speech as "special military operation"
The thing is if it weren't meant to be temporary I'd still expect him to undo it. Twitter is iconic, it's a big part of "the news" in a way. It just doesn't seem like it would be the same thing if it had exclusivity. So I'd expect them to reverse the decision after seeing the drop in engagement. Just like they did regarding the ban on promoting one's Mastodon account.
Or "inflation is transitory"
Perfectly timed with tomorrow reddit API changes and possible user exodus.