The accounts of high-profile journalists that were suspended by Musk after he claimed they violated the platform's policy on personal privacy have been restored.
Musk's private jet was criticized after he posted information about the location.
The decision to bring suspended journalists back came after Musk closed a poll asking when they should be allowed to return, with 58.7% saying the suspension should be lifted immediately, and 4% saying it should happen in seven days.
He announced the decision, which was universally condemned by media companies and earned a warning of possible European Union sanctions, in a twit Saturday morning.
Musk had previously backed up his decision in a brief call that included journalists suspended from the site, saying the suspensions were of accounts that had linked to another one that shared information about the location of his private jet.
The Spaces audio feature was shut down on Friday after suspended journalists used it as a loophole to maintain their presence on the social networking site.
When he was asked about taking part in a potential call about his doge coin, Musk said things were rather intense right now, but perhaps closer to Christmas.
Mastodon had a link to the account that tracked Musk's jet, but it did not give an explanation for the suspension.
There would be hearings on Capitol Hill and Biden would give speeches about the end of democracy if anyone posted real-time locations of New York Times reporters.
European Union officials warned on Friday that they could impose sanctions on Twitter, including billion-dollar fines and a potential ban across EU member states, saying it was worrying that the world's second richest person had conducted "arbitrary" suspension of journalists.
The journalists were banned by Musk because they linked to an account that tracks real-time information about Musk's private jet. When he completed his $44 billion purchase of the social media giant in October, Musk emphasized his intention to lift Twitter's moderation policies and reinstate suspended accounts, but has faced backlash for firing employees in charge of content moderation. Major advertisers pulled their ads from the platform after Musk promised not to allow it to descend into a "free-for-all hellscape"
The account of MyPillow founder and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell was restored by Musk on Friday. The account has been suspended before. He reinstated the personal account of Marjorie Taylor Green, who was suspended for spreading misinformation about Covid-19, as well as former social media star Andrew Tate, who was suspended in 2017.
Musk has brought back some of the journalists who had been suspended.
The accounts of several high-profile journalists have been suspended.
After a clash with journalists, Musk suggests the return of the social media platform.
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