Twitter Blocks Accounts of Journalists Writing About Musk

Twitter has suspended the accounts of journalists from leading American media outlets on Thursday who reported on the platform's operations, according to the Associated Press. The blocked accounts belong to reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN. Alongside CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, the accounts of Washington Post's Drew Harwell, New York Times' Ryan Mac, independent journalist Aaron Rupar, and the Twitter account for the competing social network Mastodon were also suspended.

As expected, the sanctions are linked to Twitter's decision to prohibit the publication of another person's current location without their consent. The journalists who lost their accounts had recently reported on the family of the billionaire in Los Angeles. Musk indirectly confirmed these allegations. "Journalists are subject to the same doxxing rules as everyone else," he wrote on Friday evening.

CNN called Twitter's decision "reckless and unjustified," citing increasing instability and unpredictability on the platform. "We have asked Twitter to explain their actions, and depending on the response, we will reevaluate our relationship," the network stated on Twitter.