Musk Faces Growing Anger Over Twitter Ban of Journalists

Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic threatened to impose fines and sanctions on Musk, after he was criticized for suspending the accounts of at least eight journalists.

Ryan Mac of The New York Times, Donie O'Sullivan of CNN and Drew Harwell of The Washington Post had their accounts suspended. It wasn't clear what the suspension had in common.

It is possible that the regulatory heat on the social media site could be raised because of the silenced voices. It could hurt his efforts to get advertisers back on the platform.

There was a wave of protests. News organizations want Mr. Musk to explain his reasoning. The move was criticized by supporters of the journalists.

Lawmakers in the EU may take a stand. The move violated the E.U.'s Digital Services Act and its Media Freedom Act.

Red lines are visible. She said that there would be sanctions soon.

The Digital Services Act is a rule book for firms that operate in the bloc. It will carry a fine of 6 percent of global revenue for companies that violate the rules.

Representative Trahan is a member of the House committee on electronic communication and the internet. She said on Thursday that she had been reassured by the company that it had no intention of retaliating against journalists.

A number of technology reporters have been suspended. She asked what the deal was withelonmusk.

Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college student behind the account that tracked the movements of Mr. Musk's private plane, was one of the people whose account was suspended. The suspended journalists wrote about the account on their websites.

A billionaire tech mogul introduced a new red line this week after he claimed that a car carrying one of his children was accosted by a crazy stalker. Any user who publishes the live location or other personal information of another person will be taken offline.

He defended the decision to block the journalists. He said that you would be suspended and then left the call.

The suspensions are not known how long they will last. Mr Musk asked his 121 million followers to vote on when accounts that shared his location should be restored. The time was as of 9:00 a.m. More than half of the people had voted now. The poll will last for 14 hours.