Elon Musk defended his decision to ban a number of journalists from Twitter Thursday night, arguing they made posts which directly opened up threats to his life.
The billionaire said that by tweeting links to an account which tracks the movements of his private jet, they were posting ‘assassination coordinates,’ and violating Twitter’s terms of service.
Journalists Ryan Mac of the New York Times, Drew Harwell of The Washington Post, Donie O’Sullivan of CNN, Matt Binder of Mashable, Michah lee of The Intercept, along with Aaron Rupar, Tony Webster, and Keith Olberman, all found their Twitter accounts suspended on Thursday.
Following the suspensions, CNN posted a statement saying it had asked Twitter to explain, and that it would ‘reevaluate our relationship based on that response.’
A number of journalists who have been covering Elon Musk and Twitter were banned from the social media company on ThursdayÂ
Journalists Keith Olberman (left) and Aaron Rupar (right) were…
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