Donald Trump is back on Twitter. Kasturi: The people have spoken

“The people have spoken. Trump will be redeemed. Vox populi, vox tee,” tweeted Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter.

The decision to restore Trump’s account is justified by a Twitter poll conducted by Musk, in which 51.8 percent. People supported this move. More than 15 million accounts participated in the poll.

Poll – Twitter/Elon Musk

As AFP noted, Donald Trump’s old account was restored before Musk officially tweeted. Ten minutes later, it already had a million followers.

Donald Trump’s Twitter account is back on Twitter – Twitter/Donald Trump

On Saturday, Donald Trump said he had no interest in returning to Twitter.

“I don’t see any reason to,” the former president said via video when asked if he planned to return to Twitter. He said he would stick with his new Truth social platform, created by his startup Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which he said was doing better than Twitter.

Trump’s account, followed by about 90 million users, was first suspended It sparked riots on Capitol Hill after losing the January 2021 election.Then permanently blocked. Twitter’s then-CFO, Ned Segal, made the announcement at the timeEven if Trump is re-elected president, he will no longer have an account on the social network. “This is not a form of punishment but deterrence,” he stressed.

“Remember, our policies are designed to make sure people don’t incite violence, and if someone does, we remove them from service, and our policies don’t allow people to come back,” Segal told CNBC.

Elon Musk criticized the decision. So when word got out that the billionaire wanted to buy Twitter, reporters asked him. About Trump’s account. At the time, the owner admitted he was considering lifting the ban.

After taking the stage, Musk became famous for the moves that led so far Causing chaos in the organization and laying off hundreds of employeesincluding those critical to the operation of Twitter.