UN chief warns Twitter suspending journalists sets 'dangerous precedent'

UNITED NATIONS - UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday declared himself "very disturbed" by Elon Musk's suspension of journalists from Twitter, calling it a "dangerous precedent."

"Media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for freedom of speech," said Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

He warned the "arbitrary" move "sets a dangerous precedent at a time when journalists all over the world are facing censorship, physical threats and even even worse." -- Agence France-Presse