Musk says he will restore banned Twitter accounts

Elon Musk, Twitter's owner, said Thursday he will begin restoring most previously banned accounts on Twitter starting next week, CNN reported on Nov 24.

In a post on Thursday, Musk said: "The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week."

Previously, Musk polled his followers about whether to offer general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.

The poll, which closed on Thursday, showed 72.4 percent voted "Yes" and 27.6 percent voted "No". The poll gathered 3,162,112 votes altogether.

It is not immediately clear how Musk and his team at Twitter will sort out which accounts had been banned for illegal or spam content versus other violations, nor how many total accounts will be restored, CNN said.

Musk has previously said he disagreed with Twitter's policy of permanent bans, according to the report.