Infowars founder Alex Jones has publicly addressed the possibility of his return to Twitter, following a poll by the platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, asking users whether Jones should be reinstated.
Speaking through a video released on his personal website, Banned.Video, Jones shared his perspective and urged his supporters to vote in the poll.
It was in September 2018 when Jones found himself permanently banned from woke Twitter after a series of incidents culminating in a clash with CNN’s Oliver Darcy, which ran afoul of the platform’s abusive behavior policies.
Jones’ personal account and his associated accounts were also nearly expunged from Twitter, with Twitter Safety announcing a vigilant stance against any account tied to Jones that might attempt to circumvent the ban.
Now, more than five years after the ban, Elon Musk, known for upending the status quo, has proposed a public referendum on Jones’s fate on the social media site. Using the phrase “Vox Populi, Vox Dei” to suggest the decision rests with the people, Musk’s poll has already seen a landslide of responses, with preliminary results showing a 70% favor for…
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