The EU plans to sanction Twitter for its 'arbitrary suspension of journalists'

The EU says sanctions are on the way after the suspension of several prominent journalists.

Ryan Mac from the New York Times is one of the people whose accounts have been temporarily suspended.

It wasn't clear what led to the mass account suspension, but it was implied that journalists had broken the rules by sharing live location sharing.

The events that led up to this suspension are listed here.

• On Wednesday, an account was banned. Jack Sweeney is a college student and owns the account that tracks the location of the private jet. It was temporarily banned then banned again.

• A car carrying Musk's son was followed by a stalker who blocked the car from moving. Musk said that he was going to take legal action against Sweeney.

• Journalists like Binder, who were suspended Thursday night, had previously written about the suspension of the account on their websites.

The EU's Digital Services Ac t which passed in November and will go into effect in 2023 prompted the vice president of values and transparency in the EU Commission to threaten sanctions against the social networking site. The news about the suspension of journalists is concerning. Media freedom and fundamental rights are required by the Digital Services Act. Under our media freedom act, this is reinforced.

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The "arbitrary suspension" refers to the fact that the accounts were not in violation of the policy.

According to Binder, he was suspended on Thursday night after sharing a message from O' Sullivan who had just been suspended. There was a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department regarding the incident that led to the suspension of Jack Sweeney and the company he created. I did not give out any location data. I didn't share any links to locations.

The Threat Management Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department is aware of the situation and is in contact with his representatives and security team. There are no crime reports yet.

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Charles Manoury, a spokesman for the EU Commission, said in an email that the Commission will keep an eye on developments as they happen to make sure that the DSA will be followed by all online platforms. Manoury said the Digital Services Act will apply to all platforms to make sure their power over public debate is framed by regulation.

One of the DSA's core objectives is to protect freedom of expression online and to ensure that platforms are clear, understandable and transparent.

Penalties could include monetary fines and temporary suspension of service for online platforms that do not comply.