Twitter suspension of journalist accounts sets dangerous precedent, says UN  – video

Twitter suspension of journalist accounts sets dangerous precedent, says UN – video

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2022/dec/17/twitter-suspension-of-journalist-accounts-sets-dangerous-precedent-says-un-video

The UN has said Twitter's decision to ban the accounts of a number of prominent US tech reporters sets a dangerous precedent and that it is 'very disturbed' by the move. The organisation's spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said on Friday: 'Media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech.' After conducting a public poll on how to proceed, Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, decided to reinstate the accounts shortly after their suspension for what he said was their doxxing of his location

Twitter suspension of journalist accounts sets dangerous precedent, says UN – video

Dec 17, 2022, 10:27am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2022/dec/17/twitter-suspension-of-journalist-accounts-sets-dangerous-precedent-says-un-video > The UN has said Twitter's decision to ban the accounts of a number of prominent US tech reporters sets a dangerous precedent and that it is 'very disturbed' by the move. The organisation's spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said on Friday: 'Media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech.' After conducting a public poll on how to proceed, Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, decided to reinstate the accounts shortly after their suspension for what he said was their doxxing of his location