First Thing: Musk offers general amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts

Fears superspreaders of hate' will return to social media platform after move. Plus, Biden renews call for assault weapon ban

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Elon Musk has announced a general amnesty for suspended Twitter accounts in a move that brought a warning that superspreaders of hate" will return to the social media platform.

The people have spoken'. Announcing the result, Musk tweeted: Vox Populi, Vox Dei", a Latin phrase meaning the voice of the people [is] the voice of God." It came days after he reinstated Donald Trump's account as well as the accounts of Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate, and unlocked Kanye West's.

There have been more than 600 mass shootings so far this year across the US. That's according to the Gun Violence Archive, using the definition of four or more shot or killed, not including the shooter.