Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists after suspensions draw backlash

Musk restored the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about his personal plane.

A Twitter poll that Musk conducted later also showed that a majority of the respondents wanted the accounts restored immediately.

Musk said in a tweet on Saturday, “The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now”.

Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A Reuters check showed the suspended accounts, which included journalists from the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post, have been reinstated, reports Reuters.

On Thursday evening, several journalists, including from the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post, were suspended from Twitter with no notice.