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Twitter is reinstating the accounts of several journalists who were suspended this week, according to a Saturday morning tweet from Elon Musk.
The new chief executive and owner of Twitter said he would lift the suspensions based on the results of a Twitter survey that asked users whether he should keep the accounts offline for a week or reinstate them immediately. More than 58% of respondents said the ban should be lifted right away.
“The people have spoken,” Mr. Musk said on Twitter. “Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now.”
Representatives for the outlets said they didn’t receive any explanation of why the accounts were suspended.
The suspensions drew criticism from government officials and other groups who said Mr. Musk was infringing upon freedom of the press.
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The new chief executive and owner of Twitter said he would lift the suspensions based on the results of a Twitter survey that asked users whether he should keep the accounts offline for a week or reinstate them immediately. More than 58% of respondents said the ban should be lifted right away.
“The people have spoken,” Mr. Musk said on Twitter. “Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now.”
Representatives for the outlets said they didn’t receive any explanation of why the accounts were suspended.
The suspensions drew criticism from government officials and other groups who said Mr. Musk was infringing upon freedom of the press.
Twitter Reinstates Some Accounts of Suspended Journalists
Elon Musk said he would lift the suspensions based on the results of a Twitter survey that asked users whether he should keep the accounts offline for a week or reinstate them immediately.