Elon Musk reinstates Trump's Twitter account after poll - Axios

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Elon Musk reinstated erstwhile President Trump's Twitter relationship connected Saturday night, 3 weeks aft acquiring the societal media institution for $44 cardinal and soon aft millions of accounts voted successful favour (52% of much than 15 cardinal full votes) of the determination done a canvass Musk posted Friday night.

In a tweet, Musk said, “The radical person spoken. Trump volition beryllium reinstated.”

Why it matters: Trump utilized Twitter arsenic his superior connection instrumentality erstwhile moving for president, and past portion successful office.

Trump, twice-impeached and nether transgression investigation, launched his 2024 run connected Tuesday night.
Musk has said imperishable bans should beryllium highly uncommon (he precocious implemented them for users who impersonate others) and that Trump’s suspension was “a mistake” and “foolish,” announced connected Friday that Kathy Griffin, Jordan Peterson and Babylon Bee were reinstated and that a determination hadn't been made yet astir Trump's account.

The large picture: Twitter permanently suspended Trump's relationship 2 days aft the January 6 insurrection astatine the U.S. Capitol, successful what it said was a effect to the "risk of further incitement of violence."

Trump was permanently de-platformed by Facebook one time later, but Facebook later reduced its prohibition to 2 years.
Earlier this year, Trump launched a Twitter clone called Truth Social. But the societal media level has struggled with idiosyncratic maturation aft an archetypal surge arsenic good arsenic federal investigations into its stalled merger with a blank cheque acquisition company.

Look ahead: Trump has said helium wouldn't usage Twitter, if helium is reinstated, and helium agreed to immoderate restrictions upon forming Truth Social.