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| Jayda Fransen: Twitter suspends Britain First leader retweeted by Donald Trump | Jayda Fransen: Twitter suspends Britain First leader retweeted by Donald Trump |
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| The deputy leader of far-right party Britain First, who was retweeted by Donald Trump, has been suspended from Twitter. | The deputy leader of far-right party Britain First, who was retweeted by Donald Trump, has been suspended from Twitter. |
| Party leader Paul Golding also had his account suspended, it emerged on Monday. | |
| Jayda Fransen was the subject of headlines around the world in November when the US President shared a number of her Islamophobic posts. | |
| Neither Ms Fransen's or Mr Golding's accounts were available today and The Independent understands they were taken down by Twitter because they contravene the company's new policy that prohibits "groups that affiliate with organisations that use or promote violence against civilians to further their causes". | |
| Twitter began enforcing stricter anti-abuse rules on Monday, following heavy criticism for failing to tackle online abuse and extremism. | |
| Under the new rules, hateful imagery such as the Nazi swastika will now be hidden and users will have to opt to see the "sensitive media" if they wish to view it. | |
| Those who repeatedly post the images will be asked to remove them and be banned from the platform if they continue to use them. | |
| Twitter said the move would "reduce the amount of abusive behaviour and hateful conduct" on the platform. |