Musk’s X blocked links to JD Vance’s dossier after learning about the Trump campaign

According to Klippenstein, Musk sent a message saying, “I have asked X Safety to lift his suspension even though I think he is a terrible person…It is important to remain true to the principles of free speech.”

Klippenstein received a message from X Support regarding his reinstatement. “We understand that this incident may have been a mistake on your part and we are pleased that you are preventing this from happening again in the future. Your account is now unblocked. Please note that repeated violations may result in a permanent suspension,” the notice said, according to Klippenstein’s post.

Klippenstein speculates that his reinstatement was due to “the mainstream media that resulted from the Times story, or, more generously, perhaps Musk’s commitment to keeping X open.”

Before buying Twitter, Musk criticized the social network for an October 2020 incident in which it blocked a New York Post article about Hunter Biden’s emails for allegedly violating a policy against publishing hacked materials. He later accused the Biden presidential campaign of violating the First Amendment by asking Twitter to delete certain tweets.

The Hunter Biden incident in 2020 drew widespread criticism and prompted pre-Musk Twitter to change its policies and no longer remove hacked content unless it was shared directly by hackers or people working with them .

Meta also blocked Vance Dossier links

X wasn’t the only major social platform to block links to the Vance dossier last month. Meta blocked links to the document on Threads, Instagram and Facebook.

“Our policies do not allow content from hacked sources or content leaked as part of a foreign government operation to influence U.S. elections,” the Meta company said in a statement at the time. “We will block the sharing of such materials on our apps in accordance with our community standards.”

We asked Meta today whether it has had any contacts with the Trump campaign regarding the Vance dossier and will update this article if there is a response.