Twitter suspends alt-right figureheads

[herding cats]

Source: BBC

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several members of the American alt-right movement, including the leader of a white nationalist think tank.

The social network has not given an explanation for its actions.

But they come the same week it announced new ways for users to complain about hateful content.

Some alt-right figures have suggested a switch to Gab, an alternative micro-blogging service that promises "free speech for everyone".

But other have their doubts.

"Gab just seems like a pointless echo chamber, there are enough alt-right blogs and forums," wrote one supporter of the movement in a discussion thread about the Twitter suspensions.


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37997864

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Sadly Trump's account is still active.

[vdogg]

1. Hmmm, I've got mixed feelings about this

I really don't like censorship. It's better to let their idiocy stand for all to see and combat it with the truth. Our main problem is we didn't combat their nonsense with enough vigor, mistakenly believing that no sane person would believe it. By shutting them down we turn them into martyrs. I'm not sure this is productive.

[eShirl]

2. It's not censorshhip.

Twitter is not part of our government.

[meow2u3]

3. It's not censorship when it crosses the line

from freedom of speech to cyberbullying and even stalking.

[Lil Missy]

15. I don't. They have a right to insist on terms of behavior. Just like DU.

[NastyRiffraff]

4. Does the suspension include Banner and Trump?

Banner is a leading alt-right figure, after all, he's Trump's BFF.

[riversedge]

5. This is Steve Bannon's twitter account but does not look like it uses it anymore.

Not used in over two years. I have no idea what name or handle he uses.


https://twitter.com/StephenBannon

[workinclasszero]

6. Sure now that the Gropenfuhrer and his racist/fascist party

have all the power...NOW twitter does the right thing...except the head white nationalist nazi still has his damn account of course!

FO twitter!

[Wounded Bear]

7. Good news I guess, but a bit tardy to the party....

something about slamming barn doors after the horses are out.

[SunSeeker]

8. Better late than never. nt

[Grey Lemercier]

9. Ironic, I just posted about Radix Journal and Richard Spencer (the SMU anti-interracial flyers)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8284592

[herding cats]

10. I just read your comment there.

Well said.

[Grey Lemercier]

11. Spencer is a clear and present danger. So charismaric, looks

like a ex frat boy, speaks in dulcet tones, NPI faces up so non threatening. He and Bannon et al are now exposing MILLIONS of new whites to hardcore racialist thought with the official stamp and full gravitas of the office of the President of the United States reinforcing, normalising and legitimising it.

Terrifying.

[wryter2000]

12. Lord help us

That's disgusting.

[Ken Burch]

13. Now? When it's too late to matter?

[rusty fender]

14. Ooh, that'll sadden the Jackpine freaks

Lurked over there during DU's downtime; what a bunch of hateful nuts

[Sunlei]

16. haha,no more frog hate-icon bot tweets attached to the republicans every tweet. trumps sock banned!

the tower troll withers

[Quayblue]

17. Too late

They've all moved over to reddit anyhow.

That place is disgustingly dangerous.