Elon Musk has reversed his decision to block Twitter accounts that link to other social media platforms.

The Twitter boss had barred users from posting links to accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and other competitors.<br><br>Mr Musk later changed his mind, saying links would be allowed but that there would be "no participation in algorithmic recommendations".<br><br>The u-turn came amid widespread criticism of the move, which was announced earlier today.<br><br>Twitter's new policy was announced by its moderation account, which said Twitter would no longer allow users to post links or usernames for accounts on other platforms.<br><br>It meant that links to accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Truth Social, among others, would not be allowed on the platform.<br><br>In a series of posts on Twitter, Mr Musk said: "To be clear all social media companies should share who is paying them & why.<br><br>"We should all be in the pro-freedom business. Truth social is pro-freedom."<br><br>Twitter moderators said the new policy did not apply to Twitter users who wanted to post links to YouTube, Chambers or TikTok.<br><br>It also did not apply to links to websites or to posts on other Twitter accounts.<br><br>But critics pointed out that users were still being blocked from posting links to their own websites.<br><br>Mr Musk later issued a series of tweets in which he appeared to backtrack on the decision.<br><br>He said: "Policy will be Changing soon! Going tocreate a new way to post links, will show all the posts of the link + Twitter posts."<br><br>Twitter users were divided over the decision, with some saying it was a way for the platform to gain more users.<br><br>Others pointed out that it would not work, as users would be able to post links in different forms.