Elon Musk has said Twitter will grant some suspended accounts a “blanket amnesty” starting next week.
It came after he launched a poll on Wednesday asking Twitter users whether accounts that ‘didn’t break the law or engage in egregious spamming’ should be released on the media platform. social.
Several accounts, such as that of former US President Donald Trump, have already been reinstated by Mr Musk.
The world’s richest man bought Twitter for $44billion (£36.3billion) last month
More than 3.1 million Twitter users responded to Mr Musk’s poll, with 72.4% voting “Yes”.
“People have spoken. Amnesty starts next week,” Musk, who has 118.7 million followers on the platform, later tweeted.
He also used a Latin phrase which translates to “the voice of the people is the voice of God”.
Mr Musk did not give details on how the amnesty process would unfold.
On Saturday, he reinstated Donald Trump’s account after conducting a poll in which users narrowly backed the decision.
But the former US president may not return to the podium, as he said, “I don’t see any reason for it”.
He has announced his intention to run for the US presidency again in 2024.
His Twitter account was suspended in 2021 because he risked inciting violence after Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Mr Musk also reactivated the Twitter accounts of rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) and influencer Andrew Tate.
However, the multi-billionaire said conspiracy theorist Alex Jones would not be allowed to return to Twitter.
Infowars host Jones was forced to pay $1.44 billion in damages after falsely claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in the United States, during which 20 children and six adults were killed, was a hoax.
Mr Musk wrote that his child had died and that he “had no mercy” for anyone who “would use the deaths of children for profit, politics or fame”.
He said no decision on banned accounts would be made until a moderation committee was appointed.
Mr Musk completed his $44 billion purchase on Twitter on Oct. 28 after months of wrangling.
He has since laid off half of the company’s 7,500 employees, and hundreds more are said to have left, following an email saying long hours and ‘hard’ work would be demanded of those who remained.