Grime artist Wiley permanently suspended by Twitter, five days after posting anti-Semitic remarks
Grime artist Wiley has been permanently suspended from Twitter, five days after posting anti-Semitic remarks.
The ban follows a 48-hour boycott of Twitter by many users over what they said had been an unacceptable delay in dealing with the offending tweets.The escalation comes a day after Facebook and Instagram deleted the music star's accounts for"repeated violations" of their rules. Twitter said that it has taken a similar step because the artist had broken its hateful conduct policy.
The San Francisco-based firm had previously temporarily suspended Wiley and left many of his past tweets visible. But it said it had decided to now make the ban permanent and wipe all his past posts from its platform"upon further consideration". "We deeply respect the concerns shared by the Jewish community and online safety advocates," a statement said, promising to continue to tackle anti-Semitism.
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