US govt forced Twitter to suspend 250k accounts, including journalists': Report
By India Blooms News Service Jan 05, 2023
In a stunning revelation, Twitter boss Elon Musk Tuesday said that the US government demanded the suspension of 250 thousand accounts, including those of journalists and Canadian officials, Fox News reported.
Musk divulged this information as he released the latest round of Twitter Files, which were made public by the journalist Matt Taibbi.
US govt agency demanded suspension of 250k accounts, including journalists Canadian officials! tweeted Musk.
According to the report US government forced Twitter to work hand-in-hand with Congress to hunt for Russian meddling on the platform, reported Fox News.
The Global Engagement Center released a report to media with a list of suspect accounts which it said were Russian personas and proxies.
US govt agency demanded suspension of 250k accounts, including journalists Canadian officials! https://t.co/kcEMMCzF7d
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 3, 2023
Taibbi described GEC as a fledgling analytic/intelligence arm of the State Department.
The GEC report included a list of accounts that followed two or more Chinese diplomatic accounts and was 250,000 names long, said the report.
An earlier set of Twitter Files revealed that former President Donald Trump was de-platformed after pressure from the social media companys employees.