Chaos erupted on Twitter following the unexplained suspensions of journalists critical of its owner Elon Musk from outlets including CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
There was utter commotion on Twitter after it was discovered that prominent media critics of its ownerAmong those whose accounts were permanently suspended include CNN correspondent Donie O'Sullivan,technology reporter Ryan Mac, Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell, The Intercept journalist Micah Lee, VOA correspondent Steve Herman, Mashable writer Matt Binder, former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann and former Vox journalist Aaron Rupar.
"[I]f you start banning accounts willy nilly regardless of how much they suck without transparency, then you’ve become the very thing you swore against. we need answers @elonmusk," Habbibi Bros podcast co-host Siraj Hashmi similarly expressed. "In my opinion Aaron Rupar is one of the biggest lying no-character sources of mis/disinformation on the internet. But I haven’t seen a compelling case for his suspension from Twitter," Fox News host Will Cain wrote.
In another tweet, Musk said,"Criticizing me all day long is totally fine, but doxxing my real-time location and endangering my family is not." At the end of the 30-minute poll,"Now" received 43% of the vote, followed by"Longer" with 38%,"7 days from now" with 14% and"Tomorrow" with just 4%. 535,233 Twitter users cast their vote.
Musk was previously criticized for banning @ElonJet, the account that exclusively tracks Musk's private jet usage. Musk claimed the account was suspended due to a"physical safety violation" since it was"doxxing real-time location info," sharing video of a"crazy stalker" that was harassing his child in Los Angeles thinking the Twitter owner was present. Musk threatened to take legal action against the account's user.
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