There was swift criticism of the ban, including from the likes of the EU and the German foreign office, and Twitter's controversial owner has now reinstated the accounts.
Elon Musk has reversed a Twitter ban on a group of journalists he claimed were putting his family's safety at risk.TwitterNearly 3.7 million people voted and 58.7% said he should U-turn on the ban immediately, rather than in a week's time.
"The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now," he tweeted. The accounts frozen this week included journalists from CNN, the New York Times and The Washington Post.That account was
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