Almost two years after Trump was banned for violating Twitter’s Glorification of Violence policy, the former president’s account is back online.
Elon Musk has revived the Twitter account of former President Donald Trump, almost two years after the company banned him for violating Twitter’s Glorification of Violence policy with his reaction to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
„The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,“ Musk tweeted on Saturday night, adding „Vox Populi, Vox Dei,“ which is Latin for „the voice of the people (is) the voice of God.“
Yesterday, Musk asked via a Twitter poll if Trump’s account should be reinstated. With over 15 million votes, 51.8% of people said the former president should return to the platform.
The @realDonaldTrump account, which has displayed „Account suspended“ since Jan. 9, 2021, is now back online. Trump has not yet posted any new tweets; the last thing he tweeted was a message about how he would not attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
In February 2021, Twitter CFO Ned Segal said that Trump’s Twitter ban would be permanent, even if he ran for office again. But that was before Musk acquired the company for $44 billion. He officially took over in late October, and it’s been a turbulent few weeks with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO at the helm.
