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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

QAnon influencers believe Elon Musk will restore their suspended Twitter accounts

AP

Conspiracy theorists, QAnon-adjacent online influencers and far-right figures are celebrating Elon Musk’s arrangement to purchase Twitter and anticipating the return of their suspended accounts and content on the platform.

A deal for the world’s wealthiest person to own the social media company has added another link to long-running conspiracy theories about the imminent exposure of “deep state” control across media and politics, in which Mr Musk is believed to be a key figure who could reveal how the company banned QAnon figures and followers from using it.

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