Elon Musk: Twitter's ban on Trump after Capitol attacks was a 'grave mistake'

Twitter had banned the former US president due to a fear he would incite further violence after the January 6 insurrection

The Twitter account of then US president Donald Trump on May 26, 2020, with two tweets labelled as misleading by Twitter. The social media giant's new owner Elon Musk has overturned Trump's subsequent ban from the platform. Picture: AFP/Getty

Twitter's ban on then US president Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters was a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected, chief executive Elon Musk has said.

However, he added that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibited on Twitter.