"Examining the Controversial Figures Elon Musk Engages With on X"
TL;DR
Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist, has been allowed back on X (formerly known as Twitter) after a poll organized by X's owner, Elon Musk, supported his return. However, several accounts remain banned on the platform, including David Duke, the former leader of the white supremacist group Ku Klux Klan, Infowars (Alex Jones' website), Martin Shkreli (the former pharmaceutical executive convicted of fraud), American white supremacist Nick Fuentes, and Raul Castro, the leader of Cuba's Communist Party. X has been reinstating some permanently banned accounts under Musk's leadership.
- Factbox-Who is still banned on X? Yahoo Finance
- Elon Musk Marks Race to Bottom With Alex Jones, Ramaswamy, Andrew Tate in Live Twitter Chat Rolling Stone
- Analysis | A new benchmark on the right's descent into surreality The Washington Post
- Elon Musk Brought Alex Jones Back to X. It's a Win for Free Speech Newsweek
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