Twitter users are blasting the platform after it suddenly suspended another popular account – @Breaking911.
The account had over 485,000 followers and was one of the top accounts on the platform for breaking news.
Many Twitter users expressed shock and confusion at the suspension of Breaking911 and don’t know why the account was purged.
https://twitter.com/pixelnig/status/1242557815014768643
https://twitter.com/thebling_vote/status/1242552627084300289
According to the co-founder of Breaking911, the account has been suspended for “reasons that are unclear at the moment” and the Breaking911 team is working to get the account restored.
https://twitter.com/GrantB911/status/1242555781209370624
https://twitter.com/GrantB911/status/1242569707829563392
The suspension comes as Twitter faces growing scrutiny over its moderation practices on the platform.
Twitter recently confirmed that propaganda from Chinese officials that attempts to blame the US for the coronavirus is permitted on the platform.
https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1242221132956061697
Yet while it takes a hands-off approach to this pro-China propaganda, Twitter has been blocking some links to coronavirus articles and warning users that they may be forced to remove some coronavirus jokes.
Update – March 24, 2019: Breaking911’s Twitter account has been restored.
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