Since the middle of 2015 , Twitter has allegedly shutdown 360,000 accounts linked to threatening or promoting acts of terror , with 235,000 of those suspended from February 2016 onward , mostly relating to ISIS . Twitter 's actions to address extremism has brought praise from watchdog organisations , particularly its rapid progress in dealing with online celebrations by Islamic extremists following the July truck attack in Nice that killed over 80 people .
Since the middle of 2015, Twitter has allegedly shutdown 360,000 accounts linked to threatening or promoting acts of terror, with 235,000 of those suspended from February 2016 onward, mostly relating to ISIS. Twitter's actions to address extremism has brought praise from watchdog groups, particularly its rapid response in dealing with online celebrations by Islamic extremists glorifying the July truck attack in Nice that killed over 80 people.