Reversing Trump Twitter ban will provoke user backlash, Elon Musk warned

Twitter lost hundreds of thousands of users in the days after Musk announced his takeover deal, as prominent accounts, including Katy Perry and Barack Obama, lost followers. At the same time, some rightwing Twitter accounts gained followers, according to data from the analytics site Social Blade.

Other banned accounts on Twitter include Katie Hopkins, the British rightwing commentator, and David Icke, a prominent British conspiracy theorist.

In the UK, the online safety bill is also introducing content regulation. One policy expert, who helped shape the regulatory framework of the bill, said the legislation would not prevent Trump returning but could cause the former president problems if his tweets incited violence.