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Twitter suspends accounts of journalists covering Elon Musk

Twitter faces criticism after suspending accounts of journalists covering CEO Elon Musk

Aired 12/16/2022

PBS News Hour

Twitter suspends accounts of journalists covering Elon Musk

Clip: 12/16/2022 | 6m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Twitter faces criticism after suspending accounts of journalists covering CEO Elon Musk

Twitter is facing intense criticism after a series of moves by billionaire owner Elon Musk. Twitter suspended the accounts of at least eight journalists that had recently posted about Musk or his policy changes on content moderation. Some posted links to an account that tracked Musk's private jet’s travels through public data. Tech journalist Kara Swisher joined Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Aired 12/16/2022

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