Twitter locks Michael Benjamin's account: Twitter locked OpEd columnist Michael Benjamin's account according to his New York Post article about the incident. "Of course, only Ukrainians need die," Benjamin said in a seemingly sarcastic response to another user. Twitter claimed the comment violated the platform's rules against hateful conduct. Benjamin appealed Twitter's decision but the platform denied the appeal. In order to restore his account, Twitter required Benjamin to delete the Tweet. It is unclear if Benjamin deleted the tweet.