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Monday, August 10, 2020
Petition to remove Nation of Islam leader from Twitter gains momentum - Shiryn Ghermezian , JNS and ILH Staff
by Shiryn Ghermezian , JNS and ILH Staff
So far, nearly 2,000 people have called on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to ban Louis Farrakhan from the social media platform over hates speech. The Nation of Islam leader has a history of making anti-Semitic remarks.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan | File photo: AP/Nam Y. Huh
Nearly 2,000 people have so far
signed a petition launched on Aug. 2 to have the account of Nation of
Islam leader Louis Farrakhan removed from Twitter.
The appeal on Change.org includes an open letter addressed to Twitter
CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey by the petition's creator, New York City
resident Sabina K.
"When social media is weaponized, I ask you, Jack, do not let Twitter be an accomplice," she said. Farrakhan has an estimated 350,000 followers on Twitter. Sabina said
allowing him to remain on the platform "is negligent in times when hate
crimes against Jews are on the rise."
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (AP) The Nation of Islam leader has a history of making anti-Semitic
remarks, previously describing Adolf Hitler as "a great man," and
calling Jews "termites" and "Satan."
More recently, in his Fourth of July sermon that was broadcast on
television, he promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory and said Jews
should have their brains knocked out by the "stone of truth."
Recent celebrities who have promoted Farrakhan on social media
include actor/rapper Ice Cube, NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson,
actor/rapper Nick Cannon, comedian Chelsea Hander and pop-music icon
Madonna.
Most recently, the social media giant permanently banned former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke from its platform for breaking its rules forbidding hate speech.
Duke's account "has been permanently suspended for repeated
violations of the Twitter rules on hateful conduct," the company said.
Shiryn Ghermezian , JNS and ILH Staff Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/08/10/petition-to-remove-nation-of-islam-leader-from-twitter-gains-momentum/ Follow Middle East and Terrorism on Twitter
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