How ISIS forced Twitter to grow up

Valerie Castro

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Twitter was the main platform used by terrorist group ISIS to broadcast the gruesome beheading of journalist James Foley. The social media platform was founded on the idea of democratizing information, but Twitter CEO Dick Costolo found himself condemning the posts. In a tweet he vowed to suspend any accounts spreading those images. Over the next 10 days, Twitter purged accounts used by ISIS members. Analyst Max Abrahm said the company is becoming more aggressive in choosing what its members see and whether a particular message can spread. CNN’s Laurie Segall asked what is Twitter’s responsibility, faced by a notoriously savvy ISIS? “The lines between Twitter as a tech company and Twitter as a media company are increasingly blurred, which makes the question more relevant… Twitter has taken a front seat in the debate.”

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