Elon Musk reacts to press criticism over his decision to ban journalists from Twitter

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Los Angeles: The CEO of Twitter hasn’t been shy about responding to accusations that he’s hampering the microblogging site’s “freedom of speech.” Taking to Twitter, the multi-billionaire reacted with a sarcastic comment to the criticism leveled at him.

“So inspiring to see the press’ newfound love of free speech,” he wrote.

According to a report by US technology portal The Verge, a statement was released by CNN about the banning of one of its own journalists.

“The impulsive and unwarranted suspension of a number of journalists, including CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, is concerning but not surprising. Twitter’s growing instability and volatility should be of incredible concern to anyone who uses Twitter. We have asked Twitter for an explanation, and we will reassess our relationship based on that response,” the statement read.

Twitter recently suspended the accounts of about half a dozen prominent journalists, who covered the social media site and Musk, claiming they violated rules against “doxxing”.

Suspended accounts include those of Ryan Mac of the New York Times, Donie O’Sullivan of CNN, Drew Harwell of the Washington Post, Matt Binder of Mashable, Micah Lee of The Intercept, political journalist Keith Olbermann, Aaron Rupar and Tony Webster, all two independent journalists, reported the New York Times.

The social media platform posted “account suspended” notices on the accounts of these journalists on Thursday (local time).

The development follows a policy update made by Twitter on Thursday (local time) prohibiting the sharing of “live location information, including information shared directly on Twitter or links to third-party URLs of routes of travel”.

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