New Delhi: Twitter users will be able to appeal and evaluate account suspensions under the social media platform’s new norms for reinstatement starting February 1, the company said on Friday. Under the new criteria, which follow billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of the company in October, Twitter accounts will only be suspended for serious or ongoing and repeated violations of the platform’s policies.
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Serious policy violations include engaging in illegal content or activity, inciting or threatening violence or harm, and engaging in targeted harassment of other users. Twitter said that going forward, it would take less severe action than account suspension, such as limiting the reach of Tweets that violate its policies or asking users to delete Tweets before continuing to use the account.
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In December, Musk came under fire for suspending the accounts of several journalists over a controversy over publishing public data about the billionaire’s aircraft. He later restored the accounts.