The service announced it would suspend accounts that shared graphic images of James Foley’s beheading.
The beheading death of photojournalist James Foley, originally from Rochester, New Hampshire, inspired a rare move from Twitter. The microblogging and social networking service announced it would pull the plug on accounts sharing gruesome imagery of Foley's death at the hands of Islamic State militants.
"Twitter doesn't often take this kind of stance," observed Elaine Young, a digital marketing professor at Champlain College, who said she relies on Twitter for information. Users of social media are divided on the issue. Many appear to be in support of a"blackout" of the images. Twitter user @maritimegurl tweeted,"My heart breaks for the family of James Foley, please do not share any images of his death."
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