Elon Musk Reinstates Alex Jones on X After Public Demand

Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), restored the account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after conducting a poll among followers. This decision reverses the 2018 ban on Jones for promoting hate speech and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Musk, who has supported conspiracy theories himself, justified the move on free speech grounds despite vehemently disagreeing with Jones about the Sandy Hook shooting. Jones, owner of Infowars, is still banned from other major social media platforms. Musk's decision is likely to worsen X's relationship with advertisers, as major companies have already left the platform due to controversies surrounding hate speech.