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.

Musk disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter to theSECon 4 April , a delay of at least 10 days since surpassing the 5% threshold for revealing a shareholding, the report said, according to people familiar with the matter.

An investor who crosses a 5% stake must file a form with the SEC within 10 days. It serves as an early sign to stakeholders that a big investor could seek to control the company.

The SEC declined to comment on the report. Musk did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Separately, the Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Musk violated a law that requires companies and people to report certain large transactions to antitrust-enforcement agencies.

Reuters contributed to this story.