Banned Twitter accounts will not be reinstated until after US midterms

Elon Musk says setting up process over those barred, including Donald Trump, will take at least a few more weeks'

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.