Twitter has suspended the account of the Somali militant terror group, Al-Shabaab after they posted videos and pictures threatening to kill Kenyan hostages unless the government releases terror suspects in Kenya’s custody. The @HSMPress Twitter account was suspended two days after al-Shabaab used the platform to announce a death threat against Kenyan hostages unless Kenya’s government met its demands. Twitter’s terms of service say it does not allow specific threats of violence against others in its posts.
Many people questioned why Twitter kept the account running too long while this is a known terrorist group that is linked to the world’s biggest terror network, Al-Qaeda. Terrorism analysts believe the account is run by someone who was educated in the west; al-Shabaab claims several dozen Americans and Britons among its ranks.
