Twitter Suspends Reporters and Others Sharing Article With Stephen Miller’s Phone Number

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Gab, a ‘free-speech’ haven for Nazis and others banned from Twitter, helped report users who violated Twitter’s ever-shifting rules.

Politics Reporter

Published Jun. 20 2018 8:16PM EDT

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Twitter locked a number of accounts for tweeting White House senior adviser Stephen Miller’s phone number or even linking to a news article that contained it on Wednesday, representing the latest change in Twitter’s ever-evolving rules for what does and doesn’t merit punishment on the platform.

Will Sommer

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Twitter Suspends Reporters and Others Sharing Article With Stephen Miller’s Phone Number

Gab, a ‘free-speech’ haven for Nazis and others banned from Twitter, helped report users who violated Twitter’s ever-shifting rules.

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