
The account of former US President Donald Trump on Twitter was restored. This happened after the new owner of the social network Ilon Musk held an appropriate vote in his profile. The unlocking was supported by 51.8% of the voted, 48.2% opposed.
“The people spoke out. Trump will be restored in rights. Vox Populi, Vox Dei (from the lat. “The voice of the people, the voice of God” - approx. The Insider), ”wrote Musk. He noted that 134 million people saw his survey. Almost 16 million users took part in the vote.
After Musk announced the restoration of the Trump account, Trump himself said that he sees “no reason” to return to the social network, writes Reuters. He stated that he would use his new Truth Social platform. According to the former US president, it is more interested in users and works “phenomenally good”.
Now Twitter Trump has signed 9.2 million people. Before blocking, the number of its readers was 88 million. Musk emphasized that Twitter was working on the restoration of all subscribers of the ex-president of the United States.
Twitter locked Trump's account in January 2021. This happened after the supporters of then the current president went storm on the Capitol, and the social network was afraid that "further incitement to violence" would come from Trump. "