Many of the suspended accounts from the US had posted conspiracy theories after the riots. At this stage, little is known about why the New Zealand accounts were taken down. The Twitter purge of mainly right-wing voices is already having a backlash, he said. For example, many former users have flocked to other platforms and Twitter's share price has been hit. Many of those who had their accounts suspended frequently sent abusive tweets to New Zealand politicians and reporters.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 12, 2021 23:29 UTC