article_snippet.sent: Twitter suspended more than 10,000 accounts linked to Islamic State militants and their supporters in a single 24-hour period in a fresh crackdown on those 'tweeting violent threats'.
article_snippet.sent: Now, after questions were asked about what led to  the largest ever one-off cull of ISIS-affiliated accounts, Twitter has confirmed that Twitter purge was prompted because its purge were being used by tech-savvy jihadis to issue threats of violence.
article_snippet.sent: Twitter does not publish data related to the accounts Twitter suspends, but NDTV Gadgets reported that the social network's so-called 'violations department' suspended approximately 10,000 accounts used by ISIS militants or supporters of the terror group on April 2.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking on condition of anonymity amid fears for the representative safety, the representative said the cull was prompted in part by the 'large number of reports' received by online activists and members of the public.
article_snippet.sent: While the social network says the social network remains committed to the platform being used as a symbol of free speech, the social network says the social network will not tolerate accounts tweeting sickening messages promoting violence.
article_snippet.sent: Twitter's so-called 'violations department' suspended approximately 10,000 accounts used by the 'Operation Anti-ISIS' militants themselves (pictured) or by supporters of the terror group, on April 2 .
article_snippet.sent: While Twitter has had success in suspending the accounts, the accounts are effectively playing an exasperating game of whack-a-mole as banned users almost-immediately set up another account.
article_snippet.sent: the accounts then encourage ISIS sympathisers who have not yet been banned to share the details of the accounts new profile and within a matter of hours can have thousands of people once again reading thousands of people messages of hate.
highlights_snippet.sent: Twitter said Twitter had received numerous reports about terror-promoting users .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Decided to suspend 10,000 accounts for making threats of violence .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Suspensions were almost certainly linked to a campaign by 'hacktavist' collective Anonymous targeting online jihadis .