‘Very worst’ banned Twitter trolls rear up amid Elon Musk buyout bid

Hundreds of profiles belonging to the ‘very worst’ Twitter trolls reared up within days of Elon Musk’s multibillion-pound buyout bid, according to an international network of volunteers. File picture: AP Photo/Richard Drew

Hundreds of profiles belonging to the “very worst” Twitter trolls reared up within days of Elon Musk’s multibillion-pound buyout bid, according to an international network of volunteers.

For the past three years, the volunteers have monitored 120 of the most persistent banned users who repeatedly “respawn” profiles on the social media site.