In the midst of one of the most turbulent weeks on Twitter after which its new and excessive owner, Elon Musk, has taken the action of closing the San Francisco headquarters after the massive resignation of his employees, the billionaire continues with his personal crusade. that led him to buy the social network.
Elon Musk has asked his more than 116 million followers on Twitter if former President Donald Trump should be reinstated on the social network.
Within 15 hours of finishing the survey, the survey has already had close to 7.6 million votes with around 53% of those surveyed voting in favor, while those in favor of no are around 47%. Musk said Friday that a decision had not yet been made on Trump's account, but that accounts linked to conservative Jordan Peterson and the satirical website Babylon Bee had been reinstated.
Trump was permanently banned from Twitter in 2021 "due to the risk of further incitement to violence." Earlier this week, the tycoon formally submitted his candidacy for the 2024 US presidential race, making official what he had been hinting at for months.
Musk has a history of polling his followers on everything from an edit button for Twitter to selling shares in Tesla Inc. and even whether politicians or billionaires are more trustworthy.
