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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Elon Musk said Thursday Twitter will grant \u201ca general amnesty\u201d to accounts that had been suspended from the platform beginning next week. The CEO posted a poll the day earlier over whether the platform should restore affected accounts.<\/p>\n

The news comes within a week of Musk also ending former president Donald Trump\u2019s ban from the platform after running a similar poll. Trump was banned after the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but said he doesn\u2019t intend to return to the platform.<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s poll to users included a caveat that suspended account holders could rejoin the platform \u201cprovided they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.\u201d Around 3.2 million users responded to the poll, which voted 72.4% in favor of amnesty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,\u201d Musk said, using a Latin phrase that means \u201cThe voice of the people is the voice of god.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historically, Twitter has banned accounts that glorify hate and harassment, have the potential to incite violence or rampantly spread misinformation that can lead to harm. Some high profile individuals who were banned include MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell after he made a series of claims that Trump actually won the 2020 presidential election; former Trump advisor and former executive chairman of Breitbart Steve Bannon after he said Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded; and Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes for violating the site\u2019s policy of prohibiting violent extremist groups.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear from Musk\u2019s brief tweet how Twitter will deal with content moderation in the future, now that more potentially problematic voices will be returning to the platform. These concerns have only been exacerbated by Musk\u2019s mass layoffs and the general exodus of employees who\u2019d rather quit than be \u201chardcore.\u201d<\/p>\n

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