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Andrea Austria / Media Matters

Previously banned Twitter users celebrate Elon Musk’s completed Twitter acquisition

Deplatformed extremists are begging for their accounts back

Written by Justin Horowitz

Research contributions from Media Matters Staff

Published 10/28/22 3:23 PM EDT

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has acquired Twitter and fired its top executives. The platform will likely become an extremist fever swamp under Musk’s control. 

Previously banned Twitter users are celebrating and showing their support for Musk’s completed Twitter acquisition and begging the tech overlord to be allowed back on the platform. Musk has suggested he will bring back some previously banned profiles, including former President Donald Trump. 

Here are banned Twitter users celebrating and embracing Musk’s acquisition: 

  • White nationalist and notorious antisemite Nick Fuentes
Nick Fuentes Musk
Nick Fuentes Twitter Musk reaction
  • Former President Donald Trump
DJT Musk twitter
  • Infowars
Infowars twitter musk
  • Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin
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  • Former KKK leader David Duke
David Duke musk twitter
  • Anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer Musk Twitter Oct 28
  • White nationalist Tim Gionet (aka Baked Alaska)
Baked Alaska Musk twitter
  • “Stop The Steal” organizer Ali Alexander
ali alexander twitter musk
  • White nationalist and Holocaust denier Vincent James Foxx
Vincent James Foxx twitter musk
  • QAnon influencer Jordan Sather
Jordan Sather musk twitter
  • Pro-Trump pundit and QAnon enthusiast Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell twitter musk
  • Right-wing “dirty trickster” Roger Stone
Roger Stone asks for his Twitter back
  • Far-right troll and white nationalist Milo Yiannopolous
Milo twitter ban musk
  • Project Veritas
Project veritas twitter musk
  • Former Infowars host and failed congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine
DeAnna Lorraine
  • Anti-Muslim extremist Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson
  • Right-wing grifter Jacob Wohl
Jacob Wohl twitter musk
  • QAnon influencer intheMatrixxx
Inthematrixxx musk twitter
  • Gateway Pundit
Gateway Pundit musk twitter
  • Right-wing blogger David Vance
David Vance musk twitter
  • Anti-Muslim extremist Pamela Geller
Pam Geller twitter musk

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In This Article

  • Elon Musk

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  • White Nationalism

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  • Twitter / X

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  • Laura Loomer

    Laura Loomer
  • Roger Stone

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  • QAnon Conspiracy Theory

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  • Antisemitism

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