Following a poll held on Elon Musks’ Twitter account Saturday, several journalists whose accounts were suspended this week have been reinstated, according to Musk.
The new Twitter CEO shared the news in a tweet on Saturday that quoted a poll he ran where 58% of respondents said the ban placed on several journalists should be lifted “now.”
The suspensions first began rolling out after the Twitter account @ElonJet was suspended late last week. The account was dedicated to tracking Musk’s private plane.
Musk has said accounts like this were effectively “doxing” him putting his family and himself at risk.
On Friday, Twitter had another round of layoffs, according to an email obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Some employees who had their positions cut also shared the news on Twitter.
Musk also made headlines last week after he sold 22 million shares of his company Tesla on Wednesday, totaling around $3.6 billion, according to financial filings.
When talking about the mass layoffs that Twitter has had since Musk took over, the billionaire said, “Unfortunately, there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day.”
Among the accounts suspended late last week included journalists with the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post.
The suspensions were instated with no notice or warnings given, and Musk then joined a Spaces being held by journalists and talked about the decision, saying that doxing would not be tolerated. Twitter has since suspended the use of Spaces.
“Real-time posting of someone else’s location violates doxing policy, but delayed posting of locations are ok,” Musk said Wednesday after suspending @ElonJet.
The accounts to be reinstated as of Sunday afternoon include Aaron Rupar, Donnie O'Sullivan, Ryan Mac, Drew Harwell, and more.
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