What Does It Take to Get Permanently Banned From Twitter?
After Jones began retweeting the messages, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey got involved, asking her to direct-message him. Several of the spotlighted accounts retweeted by Jones now appear suspended, though a few remain active; some of the offensive messages appear to have been deleted, though still traceable through the breadcrumbs of retweets and supporters’ comments.
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The most high-profile suspension came down on Milo Yiannopoulos — an editor at the conservative news site Breitbart and a notorious Twitter instigator, known for his prominent role in the Gamergate controversy and the men’s rights and alt-right movements.
Twitter has now permanently banned Yiannopoulos’s Twitter account, citing “previously received repeated warnings for similar violations,” specifically of rules “prohibiting participating in or inciting targeted abuse of individuals.” according to the notice posted on Breitbart.
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Similar high-profile permanent bans had previously been put on accounts of rapper Azealia Banks and the far-right troll Chuck C. Johnson. (Though both now have other, unverified Twitter accounts associated with their names.)
Permanent bans on Twitter were borne out of the company’s ongoing effort to tame the unruly masses of anonymous tormentors whose threats and ugly commentary have long been a major liability for the social platform.
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