'Just ... wow': Twitter suspends alt-right accounts but verifies THESE people?

https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/800046789130944514

@debra45283816 just….wow.

— Tammy (@Twisty58) November 19, 2016

So this is neat:

World's most famous and influential Islamist terror group, now with Blue Checkmark! Thanks, @jack @TwitchyTeam pic.twitter.com/940XYBYphP

— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) November 19, 2016

Twitter has indeed verified the Muslim Brotherhood’s official account:

Because what terrorists really need is to be given more credibility and influence.

https://twitter.com/formerleft/status/800039104335450112

Remember when Twitter de-verified and then banned alt-right cheerleader Milo Yiannopoulos for “inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse or harassment of others”? Or when they suspended a host of other alt-right accounts last week? Twitter is perfectly entitled to purge accounts it deems as inappropriate or dangerous, and plenty of alt-right accounts definitely fell under the “abusive” umbrella. But how is what those accounts engaged in worse than what the Muslim Brotherhood promotes? Alt-right accounts are suspended, but the Muslim Brotherhood’s account is effectively promoted? Smells pretty rotten.

Congratulations to them. MB now are an officially recognized terrorist group by @Twitter

— Hany Ghoraba (@Hanyghoraba) November 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/RaymondSmith54/status/800048687271518208

Good question.

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with a screenshot and additional text.