After weeks of turmoil since he bought the company, Mr. Musk surveyed Twitter about whether he should remain in charge, and said he would abide by the result.
Fury mounted over Mr. Musk’s moves to prevent Twitter users from sharing links to other social media platforms. The billionaire also asked whether he should remain as head of the service.
The brief bans, which came after Elon Musk had suggested the journalists were violating Twitter’s rules on personal privacy, had alarmed free-speech advocates.