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Elon Musk has stated that he will suspend accounts that provide real-time location information of anyone.
The CNN plans to reassess its relationship with Twitter due to the suspended accounts of journalists.
Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion.
the american writer Stephen King he did not pass up the opportunity to comment on the journalists’ accounts that were recently suspended on Twitter by Elon Musk.
It was recently revealed that various accounts of the most prominent journalists were blocked, this includes reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN. Due to this situation, the now creates controversy again Twitter CEO, Elon Musk who, since he was in charge of said platform, has not ceased to amaze with his decisions regarding it.
Suspended accounts on Twitter
Among the suspended accounts are Times reporter Ryan Mac, CNN journalist Donie O’Sullivan, Mashable Matt Binder and Aaron Rupar.
It is not the first time that Elon Musk suspends Twitter accounts, This recently happened with Kanye West, his account was canceled due to his controversial opinions, Musk declared that he canceled his account because his comments incited hate and not for sharing a photo where he practically exhibits it. In the same way, it is thought that the account of actress Amber Heard was deleted by Musk.
The decision of Elon Musk By deleting the accounts of journalists they have led to criticism since apparently the majority is on the side of the journalists.
These suspensions occurred because they were commenting on the ban that Twitter made on the @ accountelonjetwhich showed the location of Musk’s private plane in real time.
Elon Musksought to defend himself through his Twitter account and declared that accounts that provide information on the real-time location of any person will be suspended since it is a violation of physical security.
Any account that provides real-time location information of anyone will be suspended as it is a breach of physical security. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location information.Last night, the car carrying Lil X in Los Angeles was followed by a crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who then blocked the car’s movement and climbed on the hood.Legal action is being taken against Sweeney and the organizations that supported the harm to my family. Musk via Twitter.
Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info.
Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn’t a safety problem, so is ok.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2022
This uproar has not been approved by different Journalism Institutions, since they defend the work of their journalists, the CNN He indicated that he is going to reevaluate his relationship with the platform, while The New York Times He mentioned that the suspensions are “questionable and unfortunate.”
the famous writer Stephen Kingrecognized for his works such as “It” or “The Shining”, has not missed the opportunity to share his opinion on this situation, in a recent tweet he indicated that he expected a good explanation of the canceled accounts of journalists on Twitter.
Why have journalists’ Twitter accounts been suspended? Please explain. And this had better be a GOOD explanation.
Why have journalists had their Twitter accounts suspended? Please explain. And it had better be a GOOD explanation.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 16, 2022
Stephen King He was criticized by several people since they responded with a tweet that he shared in 2021 where he commented that Twitter is not the government but a private corporation.
Twitter is not the government. Twitter is a private corporation. I thought you guys loved private companies, he noted on Twitter.
In a short time the impact it has generated has already been seen Elon Musk having the platform Twitter in their hands, so it will surely continue to give a lot to talk about, although most of the time it is not for the best, their decisions have been disapproved, an example of this is about selling the famous blue check mark in addition to the massive cut of personnel that was revealed recently.
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