Taylor Lorenz's official Twitter account has been banned.
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The suspension happened after Elon Musk decided to reinstate the suspended accounts of other journalists.
For those unfamiliar with Taylor Lorenz, she's a news reporter working for the Washington Post.
She confirmed her account's suspension on Saturday, Dec. 17. However, banning her account is unusual since Elon Musk was doing the opposite for other journalists.
Taylor Lorenz's Twitter Account was Suspended!
According to Fox News' latest report, Lorenz confirmed her account's suspension via her Substack blog post.
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"Earlier tonight, Elon Musk suspended my Twitter account. I only had three tweets live on my account when it was banned," said the journalist.
She explained that she tried to get a comment from Elon Musk for a story involving the billionaire before her official account was suspended.
Lorenz added that her account was already banned when she tried to log in to check if the tech CEO responded.
The suspension of Taylor's official Twitter account happened after Twitter implemented new policies against doxxing.
Now, based on the statements of some Twitter users, Lorenz is quite popular for doxxing other individuals.
For those unfamiliar with doxxing, it is the act of sharing people's personal details with the public via the internet.
Suspended Accounts of Other Journalists Reinstated
While Lorenz's Twitter account is still suspended, Elon Musk decided to reactivate the banned accounts of other journalists.
The billionaire did this after asking users if they should unsuspend accounts conducting doxxing.
In the official poll, 58.7% said yes, and 41.3% said no. Among the journalists who were able to return to Twitter are Matt Binder of Mashable and Steve Herman of Voice of America.
Elon either pick if you want your private life public or not. When you overshare the way you are you're welcoming all kinds of unwanted behavior into your private life. This is a private matter for your lawyer to handle. OPSEC 101 - Stop over sharing. https://t.co/aoUmt8gzTj
— Jack Rhysider 🏴☠️ (@JackRhysider) December 16, 2022
If you want to know about other journalists who were banned on Twitter, you can visit this link.
Aside from journalists, we also reported that Elon Musk unsuspended the controversial account ElonJet.
In other news, the European Union decided to threaten Elon Musk's Twitter with sanctions after the suspension of accounts of journalists was confirmed.
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