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Twitter outlaws notorious troll Milo Yiannopoulos amidst coordinated abuse of Ghostbusters star

on Jul 20, 2016 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Breitbart technology editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been banned from Twitter for life after inciting his followers to direct a wave of racist abuse toward Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones.

This followed a personal intervention by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after Jones suffered days of online abuse amidst complaints that the social network was failing to protect its members.

In a statement released following the suspension Twitter said: “People should be able to express diverse opinions and beliefs on Twitter. But no one deserves to be subjected to targeted abuse online, and our rules prohibit inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse Read full story ›

Source: The Drum