Twitter is sinking after the Israeli government says its considering legal action (TWTR)

Associated Press

• Twitter is down more than 5% after the Israeli government requested it remove content that suggests violence against the state.
• Israel said that Twitter is ignoring those requests.
• This comes as other social media companies experience a wave of negative attention related to content issues. 

Twitter shares are sinking, down more than 5% Tuesday, after Bloomberg’s Yaacov Benmeleh reported the Israeli government is weighing legal action against the social media company. 

Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Twitter has been ignoring Israeli government requests to remove content that suggests violence towards the state, brought on by the US’s plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem, according to the Bloomberg report.  

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