Twitter suspends Russian embassy in Syria after it criticized White Helmets

Without explanation, Twitter has suspended the official account of the Russian embassy in Syria after it posted a video critical of the controversial ‘White Helmets’ group, citing statements by the Russian military.

“Twitter suspends accounts that violate Twitter rules,” said the default notice on the grayed-out page of @RusEmbSyria on Tuesday. The social media platform notoriously refuses to comment on individual suspensions. 

The account was banned after posting factual criticism of the ‘White Helmets’ quoting the Russian military, the embassy said.

https://twitter.com/EmbassyofRussia/status/1156274700974268417

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