[Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar (Ben Collins/@oneunderscore__)

Ben Collins / @oneunderscore__:
[Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar  —  Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O’Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post’s @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has “no idea” why it happened.

Micah Lee / The Intercept:
Donie O’Sullivan, Drew Harwell, and other journalists remain locked out of their Twitter accounts despite suspensions lifted, many until they delete tweets  —  I’ve been writing critically about billionaire Elon Musk since he took over Twitter — particularly about his “free speech” hypocrisy and his censorship of left-wing accounts.

Donie O’Sullivan / CNN:
Twitter stopped enforcing its longstanding COVID-19 “harmful misinformation” policy on November 23; more than 11,000 accounts were suspended under the rules  —  New York (CNN Business)Twitter said it will no longer enforce its longstanding Covid misinformation policy …

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
An in-depth look at TikTok’s rise, as US viewers spend longer there than Facebook and Instagram combined, and ongoing issues with Chinese ownership  —  The world’s most popular app has pioneered a new age of instant attention.  Can we trust it?  —  On the night Shelby Renae first went viral on TikTok …

Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Twitter updates its private information and media policy with new rules, including the suspension of accounts “dedicated to sharing someone’s live location”  —  The suspended accounts include one that followed the private plane of Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner.

Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Twitter updates its private information and media policy with new rules, including the suspension of accounts “dedicated to sharing someone’s live location”  —  The suspended accounts include one that followed the private plane of Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner.