* Twitter on Friday relented and unlocked the main account of the New York Post
* Account had been locked since October 14 over Hunter Biden articles
* Twitter lifted a ban on the articles, but had insisted Post delete original tweets
* Now Twitter is reversing its policy of not retroactively reversing enforcement
* It comes after Senator Ted Cruz blasted Twitter CEO Jack Dorey in a hearing
Twitter has backed down and unlocked the main account of the New York Post following a two-week stalemate over the newspaper's articles about Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings.
The social media company on Friday said it would reverse its prior demand that the Post delete tweets linking to the Biden articles, after CEO Jack Dorsey faced excoriation in a Senate hearing this week.
Twitter had already reversed its initial ban on tweeting links to the Post articles, but said it would not retroactively change its decision to lock the newspaper's account, insisting the original tweets be deleted.
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WNU Editor: The New York Post is celebrating .... How tweet it is: Twitter backs down, unlocks Post’s account (New York Post). As for Twitter. They had no choice. Everyday they were blocking the New York Post account was damaging their brand. They showed their political bias and they have now jeopardized the many legal protections that they have from not being sued. Investors are also taking note .... Twitter’s stock price plunged more than 21 percent Friday, to $41.36 a share, down $11.09. (NYPost).
