Twitter responded to pressure from a group of U.S. representatives and suspended accounts affiliated with terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah this past weekend.
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the account suspensions, saying, “There is no place on Twitter for illegal terrorist organizations and violent extremist groups. We have a long history of taking strong enforcement action, using a combination of people, partnerships and technology.”
Affected accounts included Hamas’ English-language and Arabic-language handles, as well as those belonging to television station Al-Manar, which has been linked to Hezbollah, and Quds News Network, which is affiliated with Hamas.
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