Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ account on X is reinstated following a poll by X owner Elon Musk backing his return.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/elon-musk-poll-x-alex-jones-account-reinstatement/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/elon-musk-poll-x-alex-jones-account-reinstatement/
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00:00 Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' account on X is reinstated,
00:04 following a poll by X owner Elon Musk backing his return.
00:07 On Sunday, December 10, Musk asked the platform's users
00:11 if he should reinstate Jones' account.
00:13 Close to 2 million votes were cast by the time the poll closed,
00:17 with about 70 percent voting in favor of Jones' return.
00:20 The platform permanently banned Jones and his website InfoWars in 2018,
00:24 saying the accounts violated its behavior policies.
00:27 Since Musk's takeover of the platform, it has reinstated suspended accounts,
00:31 including the account of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
00:35 Alex Jones, who has promoted conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school shooting,
00:39 was ordered last year to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages to relatives of the victims
00:45 for falsely claiming they were actors who staged the shooting
00:48 as part of a government plot to seize Americans' guns.
00:51 (upbeat music)