The Twitter powers that be have been stepping on rakes like nobody’s business lately. Which is why it bears mentioning when they do something that isn’t completely awful:
I just noticed @Twitter finally took away @LouisFarrakhan’s blue check mark. pic.twitter.com/IjLdoPHejX
— Tré Goins-Phillips ? (@tregp) July 31, 2018
Linda Sarsour will no doubt be rending her garments over this, but we’re OK with that.
Cheers, @Jack. pic.twitter.com/bgag5mFxtG
— Tré Goins-Phillips ? (@tregp) July 31, 2018
Twitter gets a golf clap for this. More from the Daily Wire:
Farrakhan had a blue check mark as late as Friday, but now it’s gone.
That oughta’ teach him!
Twitter lists a slew of reasons why a verified account might lose its check mark. One that applies to Farrakhan — always has, always will — says the verification can be pulled for “promoting hate and/or violence against, or directly attacking or threatening other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or disease. Supporting organizations or individuals that promote the above.”
We won’t go heaping praise upon Twitter just yet, though. Maybe when they stop suspending conservatives for non-hateful “hate speech,” we’ll take their commitment to fighting actual hate a little more seriously.
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