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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTwitter suspends far-right British figure retweeted by Trump
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 networks 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.
Fransens account, along with others connected to Britain First, now appear to be suspended.
Trumps 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.
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http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/technology/365412-britain-first-far-right-leader-suspended-from-twitter-in-hate
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Twitter suspends far-right British figure retweeted by Trump (Original Post)
kpete
Dec 2017
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Ms. Toad
(38,648 posts)1. Gee, maybe they should suspend the account
of anyone retweeting the anit-Muslim tweets.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)2. The Nazi purge on Twitter started today.
Maraya1969
(23,499 posts)3. Freedom of speech is one thing. Making up lies and creating fake images to incite violence is
another. I'm glad her account is cut off.