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| Tommy Robinson permanently banned from Twitter | Tommy Robinson permanently banned from Twitter |
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| Tommy Robinson has been permanently banned from Twitter. | Tommy Robinson has been permanently banned from Twitter. |
| The EDL founder's personal page and another account that appears to be associated with him have been suspended and are inaccessible. | |
| When asked about the ban Twitter cited its hateful conduct policy. The policy prohibits the promotion of both violence and incitement of harm towards others, on a number of grounds. | |
| The social network did not respond to questions about the specific reasons for the ban. | The social network did not respond to questions about the specific reasons for the ban. |
| The Independent has contacted Tommy Robinson for comment. |