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Twitter owner Elon Musk suspended several prominent media personalities from his platform on Thursday — a decision that was met with swift criticism by some, but to the applause of others.
The suspended journalists include CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan, New York Times technology reporter Ryan Mac, Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell, The Intercept journalist Micah Lee, Mashable writer Matt Binder, former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann and former Vox journalist Aaron Rupar.
The journalists allegedly violated Twitter’s new policy not to share location information, known as “doxxing,” and were suspended for seven days, Musk said.
Several users supported Musk’s decision, pointing out an apparent double standard among its critics.
The Twitter account of Elon Musk is displayed on a smartphone with a Twitter logo in the background on November 21, 2022.
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ELON MUSK POLLS TWITTER FOLLOWERS ON WHETHER TO REINSTATE CNN, NYT, WAPO JOURNALISTS HE ACCUSED OF ‘DOXXING’
“Lol the same people who chanted ‘Twitter is a private company!’ for years and years are now literally calling for a congressional investigation into Twitter suspensions,” conservative blogger Matt Walsh tweeted.
“These people just have no shame at all. It’s amazing to behold,” Walsh added.
Musk defended his decision to suspend the journalists as they allegedly violated a policy he implemented to prevent “doxxing.”
“Accounts engaged in doxxing receive a temporary 7-day suspension,” Musk wrote.
TWITTER SUSPENDS CNN, NYT, WAPO JOURNALISTS, ELON MUSK ALLEGES THEY’RE BANNED FOR ‘DOXXING’ HIS FAMILY
He added: “If anyone posted real-time locations & addresses of NYT reporters, FBI would be investigating, there’d be hearings on Capitol Hill & Biden would give speeches about end of democracy!”
Several users pointed out that the accounts were suspended after violating the new rule.
“The new Twitter rule about not sharing live location seems perfectly reasonable. If you read…
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