They probably couldn't read him on pre-musk twitter because he was briefly banned. From the Wikipedia page, this is why:
"Ritter rejected the Western media's coverage of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and has voiced his perspective on multiple podcasts, including Andrew Napolitano's.[42][43] In April 2022, he posted a tweet claiming that the National Police of Ukraine is responsible for the Bucha massacre and calling U.S. President Joe Biden a "war criminal" for "seeking to shift blame for the Bucha murders" to Russia.[44][45] Ritter was suspended from Twitter for violating its rule on "harassment and abuse" after this, but his account was reinstated the next day.[45][46][47]
The U.S. Department of State and Polygraph.info described Ritter as a frequent contributor to Sputnik and RT during the war.[48][49] Polygraph reported that he compared Ukraine to “a rabid dog” that needed to be shot.[49] He has also compared Ukraine's treatment of Russians to Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews.[50]
In July 2022, the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation included Ritter on a list of what it called Russian propagandists.[51][44]"
How couldn’t you read him before the overtake? What’s the difference?
Could this inspector join Threads and would you follow him there?