CNN may walk away from Twitter.
According to a report from The Daily Wire, CNN is not happy with the latest round of Musk suspensions; CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan was suspended amid a crackdown on media outlets allegedly responsible for doxxing Musk and endangering his family.
“The impulsive and unjustified suspension of a number of reporters, including CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, is concerning but not surprising,” CNN’s communications team said in a statement.
“Twitter’s increasing instability and volatility should be of incredible concern for everyone who uses the platform. We have asked Twitter for an explanation, and we will reevaluate our relationship based on that response,” the statement added.
Statement on tonight's suspension of CNN's @donie O'Sullivan: pic.twitter.com/TQGsysxvpf
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) December 16, 2022
From The Daily Wire:
Other reporters who cover Musk were also suspended on Thursday, including reporters from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Intercept.
Twitter has not commented on any specific accounts as of press time. “Without commenting on any specific accounts, I can confirm that we will suspend any accounts that violate our privacy policies and put other users at risk,” Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety, told The Verge.
day suspension.
“Same doxxing rules apply to ‘journalists’ as to everyone else,” he said in one tweet. “They posted my exact real-time location, basically assassination coordinates, in (obvious) direct violation of Twitter terms of service,” he added in another.
More over at The Daily Wire:
“The impulsive and unjustified suspension of a number of reporters, including CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, is concerning but not surprising.” https://t.co/zq1569guwu
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) December 16, 2022