Republican senators want Iranian leaders banned from Twitter

Four Republican senators are demanding that given sanctions on Iran, Twitter must not provide a forum to Iranians leaders. Because Twitter is providing a service to leaders, it falls under the sanction. (TechCrunch, February 7, 2020, by Devin Coldewey)

Republicans have made Twitter a target for its alleged bias towards conservatives and the Trump administration, but Twitter has allowed U.S. political figures to make questionable statements in its forum, particularly Trump who has broken Twitter rules against targeted harassment. (Axios, February 7, 2020, by Margaret Harding McGill)

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