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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

AOC criticises Musk over Twitter suspensions of journalists: ‘Lay off the proto-fascism’

REUTERS

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has condemned billionaire Elon Musk after the new Twitter chief suspended accounts of half a dozen journalists who routinely reported on him and the social media platform.

Twitter suspended the accounts of independent journalist Aaron Rupar, CNN's Donie O’Sullivan, Mashable’s Matt Binder, Drew Harwell of The Washington Post and Ryan Mac of The New York Times, all of whom have covered Mr Musk in recent months.

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