Elon Musk claims he has acquired Twitter ‘to help humanity’

Tweet comes as advertisers fear one of his first moves as chief will be to restore Donald Trump's account

Elon Musk has claimed he has acquired Twitter" in a post to the social network reassuring advertisers it will stay a safe place for their brands, amid fears one of his first actions as chief executive will be to restore Donald Trump's account.

After months of uncertainty over whether or not his $44bn acquisition of the social media platform would go through, the Tesla chief executive's post is the strongest acknowledgment yet that the deal is expected to be sealed before its deadline of 5pm in Delaware on Friday.