Twitter suspends far-right British figure retweeted by Trump

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY AVERY ANAPOL - 12/18/17 09:54 AM EST

A far-right British activist who gained prominence after President Trump retweeted her anti-Muslim tweets in November had her Twitter account suspended on Monday as part of the social network’s effort to crack down on hate speech.

Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of far-right British group Britain First, saw her account suspended as part of a Twitter-wide crackdown on hate gorups.

In November, President Trump retweeted three videos from Fransen's account that purported to show Muslims committing acts of violence. Fransen’s account, along with others connected to Britain First, now appear to be suspended.

Trump’s retweets prompted lawmakers in the U.S. and U.K. to speak out against Trump and Britain First, with several British lawmakers calling for his state visit to the country to be canceled. After the Dutch Embassy disputed the veracity of one of the videos Trump retweeted, the White House defended Trump's actions, saying that it "doesn't matter" if the videos are real or not because the "threat is real."

Read more: http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/technology/365412-britain-first-far-right-leader-suspended-from-twitter-in-hate

[EL34x4]

1. Today is supposed to be doomsday for many alt-right Twitter accounts.

http://mashable.com/2017/12/18/twitter-purge-neo-nazi-reckoning-new-rules-hate-speech/#Mj1uXd_3ESqw

[LonePirate]

2. Im hoping for the suspension of at least one concerning account involved with smearing Schumer.

Emphasis on “cern” within “concerning” above. He is truly reprehensible.

[PSPS]

3. We'll know twitter is really serious about cleaning up their platform when they suspend trump's.

[47of74]

4. Yeah

If they suspend the account of Fuckface von Clownstick then I will believe Twitter when they say they want to crack down on hate speech.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. A Twitter account that mirrors what Trump tweets got an official warning for content

(so that you can see what he says without adding to his "followers" numbers)

Link to tweet

" (Admin message, not Trump) Just got an email from Twitter, threatening this account based on the content posted. Wonder if the real Trump gets these warnings."