Elon Musk has restored the X account of Alex Jones, the Infowars founder who was permanently banned from the platform formerly known as Twitter more than five years ago.
Jones, a far-right commentator best known for pushing the conspiracy theory that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, returned to the website on Sunday and reposted a number of celebratory messages.
Since Musk bought X in October 2022, he has restored a number of prominent banned accounts, including those belonging to Donald Trump, Andrew Tate, and Kanye West.
But until December 7, Musk had refused to consider restoring Jones’ account despite his purported commitment to free speech on the platform.
Citing Jones’ views on the Sandy Hook shooting, Musk said last year he had “no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics, or fame.”
Twitter ultimately banned Jones in September 2018, saying his tweets and videos violated the company’s “abusive behavior policy.”
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Elon Musk has restored the X account of Alex Jones, the Infowars founder who was permanently banned from the platform formerly known as Twitter more than five years ago.
Jones, a far-right commentator best known for pushing the conspiracy theory that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, returned to the website on Sunday and reposted a number of celebratory messages.
Since Musk bought X in October 2022, he has restored a number of prominent banned accounts, including those belonging to Donald Trump, Andrew Tate, and Kanye West.
But until December 7, Musk had refused to consider restoring Jones’ account despite his purported commitment to free speech on the platform.
Citing Jones’ views on the Sandy Hook shooting, Musk said last year he had “no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics, or fame.”
Twitter ultimately banned Jones in September 2018, saying his tweets and videos violated the company’s “abusive behavior policy.”
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