![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/from-donald-trump-to-alex-jones-the-banned-twitter-users-who-could-return-under-musk/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TELEMMGLPICT000177551748_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBsedz4LlBiBfB5cHH5CXnX6jW7TrmHCVPZmhB6lZ-q8.jpeg&description=Following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter overnight, many are expecting a series of changes at the social media website. Perhaps one of the most notable is expected to be the company's stance on free speech, with claims that the billionaire is planning to get rid of lifetime bans on users. This could pave the way for a series of controversial figures to return to the website, after years of a clamp down on curbing hate speech and stopping posts inciting violence. Here are some of the best-known people who could stage a return to Twitter if Musk chooses to reverse bans on their accounts. Donald Trump The most high profile person to have been permanently banned from Twitter is former US president Donald Trump, whose account was taken down in early 2021 in the wake of the attacks in the Capitol. Explaining the decision at the time, Twitter said it had closely reviewed posts by Mr Trump - who had been a prolific user of the website - and had found there was a "risk of further incitement of violence" if he continued to have an account. The former US president has since launched his own social media website to rival Twitter called Truth Social. Roger Stone Donald Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone attempted a return to Twitter earlier this year, after having been banned in 2017 for attacking journalists using the social media website. In April this year, he said he was back on Twitter with a separate account and was "anxious to see how strong Elon Musk's commitment to free speech is". Hours later, that account was also taken down. Kanye West Earlier this month, rapper Kanye West was locked from using his Twitter account after posting a series of anti-Semitic tweets, which the social media website said violated its policies. Mr West, who has also recently been dropped from partnerships with Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga over his comments, had shared a post in which he said he was going to go "death con 3' on Jewish people and said that he could not be "Anti Sem){kind=link}
The takeover could pave the way for a series of controversial figures returning to the website
Following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter overnight, many are expecting a series of changes at the social media website.
Perhaps one of the most notable is expected to be the company’s stance on free speech, with claims that the billionaire is planning to get rid of lifetime bans on users.
This could pave the way for a series of controversial figures to return to the website, after years of a clamp down on curbing hate speech and stopping posts inciting violence. Here are some of the best-known people who could stage a return to Twitter if Musk chooses to reverse bans on their accounts.
The most high profile person to have been permanently banned from Twitter is former US president Donald Trump, whose account was taken down in early 2021 in the wake of the attacks in the Capitol.