Several people, including former President Donald Trump, will be allowed to return to the platform after Musk takes over, according to reports.
Alex Jones is one of the people who might be allowed to return to the site.
After being flagged for posting Covid-19 misinformation, the personal account of the Republican congresswoman was banned from the social networking site.
Alex Jones, the controversial radio host who frequently shared conspiracy theories, calls for violence and hate speech was banned from the social media site after violating their abusive behavior policy.
The former San Francisco Giants baseball player was banned from the social networking site in August last year after sharing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines and suggesting they can make people sicker.
The former White House adviser was banned in November 2020 after he called for violence against two people.
The former hedge funder and pharma bro, who served jail time for committing securities fraud, was permanently banned in May of last year after he tried to skirt a temporary ban by setting up a new business.
The alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was banned from the platform in July of 2016 after he used the platform to harass comedian and actorLeslie Jones for her performance in the Ghostbusters movie.
The man who shot and killed an African American teenager in 2012 was banned from using revenge porn after posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend.
The prominent white supremacist and former leader of the Ku Klux Klan was kicked out of the platform in July 2020 after sharing a series of racist, anti-semitic posts.
According to a report on Friday, Musk plans to take over as the CEO of the platform and restore permanently banned accounts. In private text messages, Musk said that he would reverse all permanent bans except for those that advocated violence. The controversial move opens the door for the return of the individuals listed here and several others, like MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. Donald Trump's ban reversal is something Musk has spoken about and called immoral. The former president has said that he doesn't want to come back and that he wants to stay on his Truth Social platform. It's not clear if Trump will stick to his guns after being given the chance to return to the platform.
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