Alex Jones Conspiracy theorist returns to X with Andrew Tate repost

He was ordered to pay $1.5bn (1.32bn) in damages to family members of the victims, after courts found he had caused them to be subjected to harassment and death threats with his false claims.

Andrew Tate, who was also previously banned from the site before having his account reinstated last year, is a self-proclaimed misogynist influencer who is facing trial in Romania charged with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women - which he denies

In one post, he cited the death of his 10-week old baby in 2002 as motivation for not reversing the ban, writing: "I have no mercy for anyone who would use the death of children for gain, politics or fame."

But on Saturday Musk asked users to vote on whether or not Jones should be allowed to return - a repeat of the move which saw former US President Donald Trump's account reinstated a month after Musk took over the firm. Mr Trump has only posted once since his ban was lifted.

Responding to one user on Saturday, Musk said he "vehemently" disagreed with Jones's statements about Sandy Hook, adding: "but are we a platform that believes in freedom of speech or are we not?"

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