Reporter suspended from Twitter following tweet run-in with NBC

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There's a brouhaha emerging that involves a reporter for the U.K. newspaper, The Independent, NBC's Olympic coverage and Twitter.

The reporter, Guy Adams, allegedly was booted from Twitter after criticizing NBC's coverage, but, more to the point, including NBC exec Gary Zenkel's email address in a Tweet. Zenkel is President, NBC Olympics, Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships.

A Twitter spokesperson said the company doesn't comment about individual accounts, and instead pointed us to the its terms of service, which states:

"You may not publish or post other people's private and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, street address or Social Security/National Identity numbers, without their express authorization and permission."

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