The United Nations rights chief expressed relief at Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate several journalists on the social media platform but said that "serious concerns remain".&nbsp;"Good news that journalists are being reinstated on Twitter, but serious concerns remain," tweeted United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk while making it clear that "Twitter has a responsibility to respect human rights".

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The decision to suspend the accounts of journalists from global publications like New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post resulted in criticism from the European Union as well as the United Nations. Musk earlier said that the accounts were suspended as they had endangered his family.

However, the billionaire decided to reinstate the accounts on Friday.

"The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now."

Turk was not pleased with the entire process and urged Musk to "commit to making decisions based on publicly available policies that respect rights, including free speech. Nothing less."

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The controversy started when Musk said that “a crazy stalker” followed a car ferrying his children in Los Angeles and blamed people tracking his jet for the incident. Several journalists reported on the incident with mention of the tracking account and that resulted into suspension of their accounts.

The move was seen by many as an attack on press freedom and most international groups asked for the suspension to be lifted. Even the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called it a "dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats and even worse".

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The United Nations rights chief expressed relief at Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate several journalists on the social media platform but said that "serious concerns remain".

The United Nations rights chief expressed relief at Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to reinstate several journalists on the social media platform but said that "serious concerns remain". "Good news that journalists are being reinstated on Twitter, but serious concerns remain," tweeted United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk while making it clear that "Twitter has a responsibility to respect human rights". Also read | Ukraine works to restore power as Putin meets Russian military officials The decision to suspend the accounts of journalists from global publications like New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post resulted in criticism from the European Union as well as the United Nations. Musk earlier said that the accounts were suspended as they had endangered his family. However, the billionaire decided to reinstate the accounts on Friday. "The people have spoken. Accounts who doxxed my location will have their suspension lifted now." Turk was not pleased with the entire process and urged Musk to "commit to making decisions based on publicly available policies that respect rights, including free speech. Nothing less." Also read | Twitter Files 6.0 exposes FBI's deep engagements with tech giant The controversy started when Musk said that “a crazy stalker” followed a car ferrying his children in Los Angeles and blamed people tracking his jet for the incident. Several journalists reported on the incident with mention of the tracking account and that resulted into suspension of their accounts. The move was seen by many as an attack on press freedom and most international groups asked for the suspension to be lifted. Even the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called it a "dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats and even worse".

UN expresses ‘serious concerns’ despite reinstatement of journalists’ Twitter accounts

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/twitter">Twitter </a>on Thursday announced that it has suspended several accounts that are trying to evade its ban on former president <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trum</a>p by promoting his content.&nbsp;

Earlier this week, Trump launched a page, which he described as coming "straight from the desk of Donald J Trump."

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The page opened for the public just before Facebook's independent committee upheld the social media platform's ban on Trump. &nbsp;

Twitter said that accounts that were trying to amplify the message from Trump's website posts were taken down.&nbsp;

"As stated in our ban evasion policy, we'll take enforcement action on accounts whose apparent intent is to replace or promote content affiliated with a suspended account," a Twitter spokesperson told news agency AFP.

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A Trump representative claimed that the former president had nothing to do with the suspended accounts, which included @DJTDesk, @DJTrumpDesk, @DeskofDJT and @DeskOfTrump1, reports news agency Reuters.&nbsp;

Twitter permanently removed Trump's account following the deadly Capitol riot on January 6, saying his account threatens to spark violence.

Earlier also, during and after the 2020 presidential election, Twitter several times labelled Trump's account for false and misleading posts that raised doubts on the free and fair electoral process and rejected <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden's </a>victory.&nbsp; 
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(With inputs from agencies)

Twitter on Thursday announced that it has suspended several accounts that are trying to evade its ban on former president Donald Trump by promoting his content. Earlier this week, Trump launched a page, which he described as coming "straight from the desk of Donald J Trump.

Twitter on Thursday announced that it has suspended several accounts that are trying to evade its ban on former president Donald Trump by promoting his content. Earlier this week, Trump launched a page, which he described as coming "straight from the desk of Donald J Trump." Watch | The page opened for the public just before Facebook's independent committee upheld the social media platform's ban on Trump. Twitter said that accounts that were trying to amplify the message from Trump's website posts were taken down. "As stated in our ban evasion policy, we'll take enforcement action on accounts whose apparent intent is to replace or promote content affiliated with a suspended account," a Twitter spokesperson told news agency AFP. Also read | Twitter adds 'tip jar' for selected 'content creators' A Trump representative claimed that the former president had nothing to do with the suspended accounts, which included @DJTDesk, @DJTrumpDesk, @DeskofDJT and @DeskOfTrump1, reports news agency Reuters. Twitter permanently removed Trump's account following the deadly Capitol riot on January 6, saying his account threatens to spark violence. Earlier also, during and after the 2020 presidential election, Twitter several times labelled Trump's account for false and misleading posts that raised doubts on the free and fair electoral process and rejected Joe Biden's victory. (With inputs from agencies)

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UN expresses ‘serious concerns’ despite reinstatement of journalists’ Twitter accounts

Twitter suspends several accounts that tried promoting Donald Trump's content