Security News > 2022 > November > 'Welcome Back'— Donald Trump returns to Twitter after Elon Musk's poll
In a surprising move, Twitter has lifted the "Permanent suspension" of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account.
The move follows a Twitter poll ran by Elon Musk that asked users whether to reinstate Trump's account-the majority of 15 million respondents answered affirmatively.
In January 2021, Twitter had permanently suspended Trump's account citing concerns that his tweets may cause further violence in the United States amid the Capitol riots.
Twitter had given several reasons before booting Trump off of the platform for good.
As to whether Trump will actually be using Twitter to engage with his followers, it does not seem so.
Today's decision is the latest among a series of Twitter shakeups following Musk's takeover, including sudden leadership changes, mass resignations, Twitter Blue paid verification system which has led to abuse by crypto scammers and phishing actors.