NBC News has temporarily barred one of its senior reporters, Ben Collins, from appearing on its airwaves to report on Elon Musk.

The temporary suspension, which covers both NBC and MSNBC, was instated because of Collins’ activity on the social media platform Twitter. Collins, who covers disinformation and extremism on the internet, violated NBC News’ editorial standards in a number of tweets critical of Musk, according to Semafor.

Collins has ramped up criticism of Musk since the businessman purchased Twitter in a $44 billion deal earlier this year. Musk then instated a series of changes to the platform, rolling back some of Twitter’s censorship policies and reinstating previously banned accounts. Collins has claimed that Musk’s decision to purchase Twitter and make the company private would remove “guardrails” from the site and make content moderation “capricious.”

One of Collins’ tweets reportedly cited by NBC higher-ups who made the decision to suspend the tech reporter was a post mocking Musk over his ignorance of former Twitter deputy general counsel James Baker.

“The scandal here is that Elon Musk discovered who his company’s deputy general counsel was six weeks after he purchased it,” Collins tweeted on December 6.

The scandal here is that Elon Musk discovered who his company's deputy general counsel was six weeks after he purchased it. pic.twitter.com/vGgKrHcOHv

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) December 7, 2022

Collins’ suspension, which was instated sometime earlier, was revealed after Twitter suspended a group of prominent journalists after the company instated a new policy banning the sharing of people’s real-time location. A few of those suspended include Drew Harwell of The Washington Post, Ryan Mac of The New York Times, and Donie O’Sullivan of CNN.

The series of bans followed Musk’s decision to kick off an account that tracked the entrepreneur’s private jet. Musk said the real-time tracking of people is a safety issue.

“Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info,” Musk said in a series of tweets on Wednesday explaining the new policy. “Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn’t a safety problem, so is ok.”

“Last night, car carrying lil X in LA was followed by crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked car from moving & climbed onto hood,” he added.

Media outlets employing some of the suspended journalists released statements criticizing Twitter’s action, according to The New York Times.

“Tonight’s suspension of the Twitter accounts of a number of prominent journalists, including The New York Times’s Ryan Mac, is questionable and unfortunate,” NYT spokesman Charlie Stadtlander said in a statement. “Neither The Times nor Ryan have received any explanation about why this occurred. We hope that all of the journalists’ accounts are reinstated and that Twitter provides a satisfying explanation for this action.”

CNN spokeswoman Kristine Coratti Kelly said the suspensions are “concerning but not surprising” and that “Twitter’s increasing instability and volatility should be of incredible concern for everyone who uses” the platform.

The NFL’s executive vice president of football operations precipitated anger at league meetings this week by allegedly likening the NFL scouting combine, where college players perform so teams can judge whether they fit their needs, to a “slave auction.”

Troy Vincent, who played in the NFL for 15 seasons and made the Pro Bowl five times, reportedly made the incendiary remark while announcing that the combine would feature a less stringent medical evaluation process and a close examination of what questions teams ask the players.

According to CBS Sports, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank “took umbrage” with the comments, not liking the claim that he was collaborating or aiding in an event some might consider racist.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly took over from Blank and spoke of the benefits of playing in the NFL.

During the meetings, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also chimed in.

“The biggest thing that the players have raised over time is, ‘I come in, I’m fired up for this, and I have to go and get an additional medical test. And I’m sitting in a hospital waiting for four or five hours on an MRI machine. I have to have multiple meetings about the same type of injury,’” he said.

“For us, it’s really about trying to improve that experience,” Goodell continued. “And they talk about lack of sleep because they get in at one o’clock in the morning and then have to be back at five, and then they have to perform on the field. And it’s an important element for them because they want to perform at the highest level. I think all of that goes into why we want to make that experience better for the players coming, making sure that they have the best ability to perform. And make sure that the clubs obviously get that information, but they have to get that in an appropriate and professional way.”

Earlier in the meeting, Vincent reportedly said the league should reevaluate the combine because it was the first time many players would interact with the NFL.

“We just feel like the overall experience, talking to the players, we can be better in that particular aspect,” he said. “So there was, I would say, a good discussion around what that looks like, where we could be, keeping in mind that the combine is the player’s first experience with the National Football League, and in that experience, there has to be dignity.”

“It’s a great opportunity for the young men, but there has to be some form of dignity and level of dignity and respect as they go through that process,” he continued. “That was the overall theme around our combine [discussion.]”