Businessman Elon Musk said he was going to restore the permanently blocked account of Donald Trump if an agreement to buy Twitter is concluded. Musk said the decision to block the ex-president's account was a mistake, CNN reports..

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“I really think it was wrong to ban Donald Trump, it was a mistake. I would cancel the permanent ban. But my opinion, and I want to be clear, shared by Jack Dorsey, is that there should be no permanent lockdowns,” Musk said..

Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and former CEO of the company, wrote after Musk's remarks that he " " But, as a rule, permanent blocking is a mistake and they do not work,” he said..

Twitter representatives declined to comment on Musk's statement.

The fact that Elon Musk managed to conclude an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion became known on April 25.

Musk has been an avid Twitter user for many years and, after announcing his acquisition of the social network, announced the introduction of new features, as well as proposed improvements to the Twitter Blue premium subscription service, including a price reduction.. The businessman also said that the service could become "

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A number of other American social networks have made similar decisions.. Discontent was caused by Trump's publications, in which he indirectly called on demonstrators to take violent action at protests in Washington.