Twitter claims to have shut down more than 10,000 accounts linked to ISIS.
According to the New York Times, the sudden disappearance of Twitter accounts linked to the group - also known as the Islamic State, ISIL and Daesh - and its supporters was noticed recently by Twitter activists and experts who monitor such Twitter traffic.
A Twitter representative on Thursday confirmed to news outlets that its violations department had in fact suspended some 10,000 accounts on one day - 2 April - "for tweeting violent threats".
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