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Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 / 1:06 PM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
Sarah Marsh
4 MIN READ
HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. social media company Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba’s top state-run media outlets, a move the Cuban Union of Journalists denounced as “massive censorship”.
Dozens of accounts of journalists for Cuban state-run media as well as the official account for the Communications Ministry were also blocked in the crackdown late on Wednesday.
Asked to comment on the suspensions, a Twitter spokesman said that the company’s platform manipulation policies prohibit users artificially amplifying or disrupting conversations by using multiple accounts.
The Cuban Union of Journalists said Twitter had suspended individual accounts in the past which had been recovered.
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Cuba is a one-party state where the government has a monopoly on public spaces and traditional media. While the top state-run media outlets have different profiles, they frequently publish similar if not identical articles.
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Twitter blocks accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban state-run media
Sarah Marsh
4 MIN READ
HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. social media company Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba’s top state-run media outlets, a move the Cuban Union of Journalists denounced as “massive censorship”.
Dozens of accounts of journalists for Cuban state-run media as well as the official account for the Communications Ministry were also blocked in the crackdown late on Wednesday.
Asked to comment on the suspensions, a Twitter spokesman said that the company’s platform manipulation policies prohibit users artificially amplifying or disrupting conversations by using multiple accounts.
The Cuban Union of Journalists said Twitter had suspended individual accounts in the past which had been recovered.
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Cuba is a one-party state where the government has a monopoly on public spaces and traditional media. While the top state-run media outlets have different profiles, they frequently publish similar if not identical articles.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-twitter/twitter-blocks-accounts-of-raul-castro-and-cuban-state-run-media-idUSKCN1VX2AH