Twitter suspension of journalist accounts sets dangerous precedent, says UN – video

The UN has said Twitter's decision to ban the accounts of a number of prominent US tech reporters sets a dangerous precedent and that it is 'very disturbed' by the move. The organisation's spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said on Friday: 'Media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech.' After conducting a public poll on how to proceed, Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, decided to reinstate the accounts shortly after their suspension for what he said was their doxxing of his location

• Twitter's suspension of journalists sets dangerous precedent', UN warns