Twitter sparked an international outcry by suspending journalists, and some legal experts say it could face regulatory scrutiny for blocking links to Mastodon (Brian Fung/CNN)

Brian Fung / CNN:
Twitter deletes @TwitterSafety’s thread and a webpage detailing its new policy to prevent accounts from promoting other social media platforms  —  Twitter deleted its controversial new policy on Sunday evening that had banned links to certain other social media platforms, less than 24 hours after the policy’s initial introduction.

Brian Fung / CNN:
Jeff Bezos says he plans to give away the majority of his $124B net worth, but offers few specifics; Bezos has been criticized for not signing the Giving Pledge  —  Exclusive: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he’ll give away his wealth  —  Twitter users are flocking to Mastodon.  What is it?

Brian Fung / CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders send Parag Agrawal a letter asking over a dozen questions about Twitter’s security practices, request responses by Sept. 26  —  .  —  ‘ data-duration=”02:10″ data-source=”CNN Business” data-affiliate-source-link=”http:// None” data-show-name=”” data-show-url=”” class=”video-playlist__item” >

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter suspends the account of its rival Mastodon, and many links to some Mastodon servers no longer work on Twitter, which flags them as “potentially harmful”  —  A day after Twitter crafted a new policy to explain its decision to ban an account that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet, the fallout continues.

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.

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.