Sources: Google has approved Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store after the app updated its policies in response to being barred in August (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Herb Scribner / Axios:
Musk is running a Twitter poll on reinstating Donald Trump, after saying in October that Twitter will form a “content moderation council” to make such decisions  —  Elon Musk dropped a 24-hour poll on his own Twitter feed Friday night asking whether or not to reinstate former President Trump to the social media platform.

Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump says he sees “a lot of problems at Twitter”, doesn’t see any reason to return, and plans to stick to Truth Social  —  Donald Trump said he sees “a lot of problems at Twitter” and will stick to his own social-media platform, offering an initial response to Elon Musk’s poll …

Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump’s lawyer says a lawsuit against Twitter over banning his account is ongoing and Trump does not plan to withdraw the appeal, complicating his return  —  Elon Musk has tweeted that Donald Trump will be reinstated on Twitter, but the former president isn’t backing down in his legal fight …

New York Times:
After a slow start, Donald Trump’s Truth Social has passed Gab, Parler, and other right-wing social media in unique visitors, largely due to Trump posting  —  The right-wing social network faces two federal investigations and an uncertain financial future.  But it has still managed to outpace its rivals.

Washington Post:
Sources: Donald Trump tells allies that he can’t leave Truth Social for Twitter because he’s propping it up and doesn’t want the brand to collapse  —  The former president has told his allies that he can’t leave his Twitter clone because he’s propping it up, and he doesn’t want a site so closely associated with his brand to collapse.

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mark Zuckerberg says Apple’s policies that let the company unilaterally control which apps can be installed are not sustainable and cause a conflict of interest  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday added to the growing chorus of concerns about Apple, arguing that it’s …