X, the platform previously often known as Twitter, purged an unknown variety of outstanding accounts over the past 24 hours with little to no clarification, after which restored the accounts minutes after this text was printed. The listing consists of fashionable accounts belonging to journalists, writers, and podcasters. Amongst them are Ken Klippenstein of the Intercept, author and podcaster Rob Rousseau, Texas Observer correspondent Steven Monacelli, the account for TrueAnon, a left-wing politics and information podcast, and various others. One factor the accounts have in widespread is current criticisms of the Israeli authorities. – Thomas Germain Learn Extra