Twitter 'erroneously' suspends accounts reporting on Ukraine crisis

Twitter admitted on Wednesday that it had "

" suspended some accounts relaying information on the crisis in Ukraine before reinstating them, assuring that this was not linked to a massive reporting campaign.

The social network closely monitors “

” and has, in this specific case, “

,” a spokesperson told AFP.

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A Twitter official previously reacted to posts about suspending accounts using publicly available intelligence tools, such as photos or videos posted on the internet, to report on the Ukraine crisis and Russian troop movements, claiming to have launched an investigation into the subject.

A "

," said Yoel Roth, platform integrity manager, on his own Twitter account.

But these measures were not taken "

", he said.

Twitter also said the account suspensions were unrelated to a coordinated campaign by "

," automated computer programs.

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Like Facebook and YouTube, the platform is regularly accused of not sufficiently combating misinformation.

But Twitter has less substantial human and financial resources than its Californian neighbors to curb this mass phenomenon.