Twitter bans 270,000 accounts for 'promoting terrorism'

Number of accounts removed in second half of 2017 represents a drop for second period in a row

Twitter removed more than 270,000 accounts around the world for promoting terrorism in the second half of 2017, according to the company's latest transparency report.

The number of accounts permanently suspended for sharing what the firm called extremist content between July and December represents a drop for the second period in a row.