Musk Restores Alex Jones’s X Account After Vote From Users (1)

Elon Musk restored the account of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X after users voted for the reinstatement five years after a ban.

Jones and Musk joined an X audio stream late Sunday for a meandering conversation listened to by more than 4.5 million users. The call also featured Andrew Tate, an online influencer who has been banned from most social platforms for his sexist remarks.

“We will try do our best to avoid any kind of permanent bans unless someone does something fundamentally illegal,” Musk, the owner of X, said on the call. “We’re just trying to stay ...