Musk: "I Will Restore Suspended Journalists' Twitter Accounts"

Reversal of Decision Amid Growing International Criticism

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Han Yeju] Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that he would restore the Twitter accounts of journalists one day after suspending them.

On the 17th (local time), according to AFP and Reuters, Musk posted on Twitter, "The suspensions of the accounts that tracked my location will be lifted."

The day before, he held a poll on Twitter asking whether to restore their accounts "right now" or "after a week." Among 3.69 million participants, 59% voted for "right now," and reflecting this, he immediately announced the account restoration policy.

Earlier, on the 14th, Musk suspended the account '@elonjet,' which was tracking the location of his private jet. At that time, Musk claimed that his family was being stalked because of this account and also suspended the accounts of journalists who wrote articles related to this.

The suspended included reporters from major media outlets such as The New York Times (NYT), The Washington Post (WP), and CNN. In response, the United Nations, the European Union (EU), and international press organizations issued statements criticizing Musk for threatening press freedom.

On the 16th, Twitter separately stated that "it has begun restoring accounts recently suspended for platform policy violations and plans to restore more accounts over the next 30 days." Along with this, they urged users to comply with the rules even after account restoration, emphasizing that "permanent suspension remains a mandatory measure following serious policy violations."

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