Elon Musk restored the X account of Alex Jones after he posted a reply to a poll on Saturday asking the platform’s users whether he should reinstate the InfoWars host, who was banned from the platform in 2018.
“Reinstate Alex Jones on this platform?” Musk asked.
Almost two million X users voted, with over 70% voting in favor of Jones’ return.
“The people have spoken, and so it shall be,” Musk wrote in reply to the poll, which was in favor of allowing Alex Jones to return.
The people have spoken and so it shall be
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 10, 2023
Jones was banned from Twitter in 2018 for violating the platform’s abusive behavior policy.
The Daily Fetched can confirm that Jones’ X account has now been reinstated.
Sere Alex Jones X account here.
Musk said Jones is welcomed on the platform but added:
“He cannot break the law.”
He cannot break the law
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2023
Musk said one of the main reasons he purchased Twitter was because of free speech concerns.
Jones was one of many Twitter accounts banned under the previous ownership for so-called enforced terms of service.
However, since Musk took over, most of those who had been previously banned were allowed back on the platform.
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