Twitter Suspended An ISIS-Affiliated Account That Called For The Assassination Of Twitter Employees
The account, @DAWLAMOON, tweeted a series of four tweets on Sunday calling for retribution against the social media platform and asking "lone wolves" in the U.S. and Europe to target Twitter employees in their attacks. Twitter shut down the account on Monday at 2p.m. ET.
Vocativ translated the tweets before they were taken down:
The account behind the tweets, which had about 3,000 followers, seemed to represent Al Nusra Al Maqdisia (The Supporters of Jerusalem), a Jerusalem-based group that announced its support of ISIS in February and claimed to have fought in the Gaza war on its behalf. It is unclear, however, whether or not the account reflects official ISIS policy.
Twitter has been battling ISIS-affiliated accounts for a while, constantly shutting down more accounts, and apparently the groups behind the accounts are calling for dramatic action. If the ties with ISIS are confirmed, this would be the first time that the group is calling for attacks in America.
"Our security team is investigating the veracity of these threats with relevant law enforcement officials," a Twitter representative told Fast Company.