Why Did ‘Black Twitter’ Users Get Banned?
Twitter has toughened its rules against harassment and abusive behaviour, but some say they’ve been unfairly targeted by bans.
What happens when Twitter is your favourite platform but the company then suspends or terminates your account? The new Twitter rules meant one ‘black Twitter’ user was banned – along with many of his online friends. What happened next?
Also, Donald Trump started a diplomatic spat with Britain after retweeting inflammatory videos originally posted by the deputy leader of a far-right UK group. Who was behind those videos, and how have they built an international anti-Islam hub on Facebook?
Presenter: Mike Wendling
Producers: Elizabeth Cassin and Anisa Subedar
Image: Unclebantzz, a member of a loose group known as “black Twitter”, found his Twitter account suspended after the company instituted new anti-abuse rules / Credit: BBC
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