Musk promised to investigate, and the accounts went back up soon after.
Musk later blamed the mistake on Xs spam algorithms.
The Hamas account is still suspended.
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The list includes popular accounts belonging to journalists, writers, and podcasters.
One thing the accounts have in common is recent criticisms of the Israeli government.
I cant think of anything Ive posted lately that would be worthy of suspension.
Screenshot: Gizmodo / X
Although I have written multiple critical reports about Twitter/X and Elon Musk in recent months, Monacelli told Gizmodo.
Musk, who has a history of handling customer service questions for prominent conservative users, responded.
For the record, I do not personally agree with your views.
Screenshot: Gizmodo / X
Shortly thereafter, the accounts were restored.
Journalist firebrand Glenn Greenwald, a darling of the Neolibertarian Twitter movement,thanked Muskfor looking into the problem.
Musk blamed the suspensions on Xs anti-spam algorithms.
We do sweeps for spam/scam accounts and sometimes real accounts get caught up in them, Musktweeted.
In anothertweet, the billionaire wrote, There are around 600 million active accounts on this platform.
Monacelli shared an email from X apologizing for the issue.
Were writing to let you know that weve unsuspended your account, Xs support team wrote.
Were sorry for the inconvenience and hope to see you back on X soon.
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Weve reached out to other affected users and will update this article if we hear back.
X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In reality, Musk has along history of silencing his criticsand censoring views he finds disagreeable.
The worlds richest man hasnt blamed the majority of theaccount suspensionson automated mistakes.
However, @qassam2024, an account tied to Hamass military, was banned the just one day prior.
This was an intentional policy decision, according to Musk, unlike the other mistakes.
This was a tough call, Muskwroteon X. Hamas is not recognized as a government by the UN, so was suspended.
Unlike the other users, the Hamas account is still suspended.
Musk tweeted that the UN exemption still applies.
Klippenstein has also posted critiques of the Israeli government and military on X.
This isnt the first time Musk kicked journalists off the platform and thenwelcomed them back after public criticism.
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