Boko Haram Account Shuts Down By Twitter

Twitter suspended an account belonging to Nigerian radical Islamist group Boko Haram on Tuesday as tech companies begin to crack down on the sect’s evolving social media strategy.
While the terror group remains focussed on a domestic campaign, aimed at undermining the Nigerian government and the creation of their own Islamic caliphate in the country’s northern majority-Muslim regions, it launched its first Twitter campaign at the beginning of the year.

Twitter has stepped in to shut down the affiliated account, under the username @Urwatu_Wutqa, which had only tweeted 19 times but was flagged for inappropriate content. The account was used by the group as a propaganda tool to publicise its claims and alleged victories.