A few days ago, the Twitter account of famous conservative gay Republican Milo Yiannopoulos was suspended after he threw a series of criticism at "Ghostbuster" actor Leslie Jones.
Milo received a message from Twitter a few hours later saying that his account was suspended permanently because they were clamping down on "targeted abuse." When requested for proof, Twitter was not able to provide the so-called abusive tweets from Milo to the actress.
However, it remains to be seen whether Twitter will take any action against Jones’ own racially hateful tweets, seen below and archived here.
Milo received a message from Twitter a few hours later saying that his account was suspended permanently because they were clamping down on "targeted abuse." When requested for proof, Twitter was not able to provide the so-called abusive tweets from Milo to the actress.
However, it remains to be seen whether Twitter will take any action against Jones’ own racially hateful tweets, seen below and archived here.
Supporters of Milo, who had more than 338,000 followers on Twitter prior to his suspension, have created the #FreeMilo and #FreeNero hashtags on the platform in protest at Twitter's latest attack on the conservative commentator. It is currently accumulating approximately 20-30 tweets a minute. Unless Twitter artificially suppresses the hashtag, it's likely to stay trending throughout the week.Lord have mercy…white people shit— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) February 9, 2015
— Peach Clemens (@ben_c_18) July 20, 2016
— Katie McHugh (@k_mcq) July 20, 2016
— Allum Bokhari (@LibertarianBlue) July 20, 2016
I received death threats for weeks from currently active accounts for posting an Israeli flag, yet @Nero gets banned over a review #FreeMilo— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) July 20, 2016
You put yourself out there online, you're going to get hate. Deal with it or remove yourself from Internet. #freemilo— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) July 20, 2016
Word is @Nero has been permanently banned from Twitter. This was done right as his #RNCinCLE party was beginning – a calculated strike.— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) July 20, 2016
don't believe a damn word @twitter says about combating harassment. they only target accounts that rock their progressive boat#FreeMilo— Vey (@VeyGraphics) July 20, 2016
What a ridiculous standard @twitter set. If we are held responsible for the tweets of any of our followers, why have any at all? #freemilo— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) July 20, 2016
Suspending the top gay conservative voice of the world??— Baked Alaska™ (@bakedalaska) July 20, 2016
Milo's ban confirms it: acid tongued conservatives are the only effective revolutionaries left. #FreeMilo— Stefan Molyneux (@StefanMolyneux) July 20, 2016
As the #FreeMilo currently trends in the United States, at number 6 and rising rapidly, one wonders when the double-standard treatment will end at Twitter? Why is the Black Lives Matter sot suspended for their continuous call for violence against police officers following both the Dallas and Baton Rouge shootings?To be crystal clear, they're really coming for Milo because of his political beliefs. This is just the beginning.#FreeMilo— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) July 20, 2016
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