Twitter is taking a victory lap on Monday, after the company announced an updated, robust set of rules to “reduce hateful conduct and abusive behavior.”
The company then ousted several alt-right hate groups and personalities from its platform, including Jayda Fransen of “Britain First,” whose Anti-Muslim videos were infamously retweeted by President Trump last month.
Shares of Twitter stock surged 10 percent in the aftermath, celebrities like Piers Morgan defended the policy, and groups like the Muslim Association hailed the decision. “For months, we have issued calls for Twitter and Facebook to combat the use of their platforms to promote hate and bigotry,” said the Muslim Association in a statement. “We applaud Twitter for updating its policies and taking steps today to remove violent and hateful accounts from its platform.” But does that apply to prominent Muslim-Americans who have made widely-criticized remarks in the past?
Louis Farrakhan notoriously called Judaism a “gutter religion,” and has said: “When it’s God who puts you in the ovens, it’s forever.” His account not only remains active, but also verified on Twitter. Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour — who is now under fire for “enabling” sexual assault in the workplace , according to reports — has used the platform to say Brigitte Gabriel and Ayaan Hirsi Ali are “asking 4 an a$$ whippin’,” before adding she wishes she could “take their vaginas away — they don’t deserve to be women.” Sarsour’s account remains live as well.
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