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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Banned Twitter accounts will not be reinstated until after US midterms

A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of Donald Trump on a smartphone and a lit window in the White House residence in Washington, US
Donald Trump was removed from Twitter in the wake of the US Capitol attack on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Banned Twitter accounts including Donald Trump’s will not be reinstated until after the US midterm elections at least, the platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, has said.

The Tesla chief executive’s statement came as a study revealed that Twitter had taken down six disinformation networks on the platform linked to China and Iran that had been tweeting about the 8 November elections.

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