Twitter suspends far-right British figure retweeted by Trump

[kpete]

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.

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

[Ms. Toad]

1. Gee, maybe they should suspend the account

of anyone retweeting the anit-Muslim tweets.

[sarcasmo]

2. The Nazi purge on Twitter started today.

[Maraya1969]

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.