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Twitter Lockdown Blocked Illinois National Weather Service From Sending Vital Updates as Tornado Approached

‘TRYING TO SCRAMBLE’

After a widespread hack, Twitter prohibited verified accounts from posting, kneecapping a vital source of information.

Blake Montgomery
Blake Montgomery 

Former Reporter/Editor

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Blake Montgomery

Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

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