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| Stan Collymore quits Twitter after row over racist abuse | Stan Collymore quits Twitter after row over racist abuse |
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| Stan Collymore has deleted his Twitter account after being branded a "vile hypocrite" by ex-girlfriend Ulrika Jonsson for criticising online abuse. | Stan Collymore has deleted his Twitter account after being branded a "vile hypocrite" by ex-girlfriend Ulrika Jonsson for criticising online abuse. |
| The account belonging to the former England footballer, who has more than 505,000 Twitter followers, was taken offline on Thursday morning following a front-page story in the Sun. | The account belonging to the former England footballer, who has more than 505,000 Twitter followers, was taken offline on Thursday morning following a front-page story in the Sun. |
| Jonsson told the Sun: "It must be horrendous to be vilified for your beliefs, your colour or your sexuality. In no way do I agree with trolling or abuse on Twitter. | Jonsson told the Sun: "It must be horrendous to be vilified for your beliefs, your colour or your sexuality. In no way do I agree with trolling or abuse on Twitter. |
| "The people that do it are pathetic cowards. But Stan is too. He is actually one of the people he's criticising." | "The people that do it are pathetic cowards. But Stan is too. He is actually one of the people he's criticising." |
| She repeated claims that Collymore was violent to her during their relationship. | She repeated claims that Collymore was violent to her during their relationship. |
| Collymore's move came as radio station TalkSport banned mentions of Twitter after accusing the site of failing to respond to racist abuse against him. | Collymore's move came as radio station TalkSport banned mentions of Twitter after accusing the site of failing to respond to racist abuse against him. |
| Collymore, who works as a pundit for the station, has asked Staffordshire police to investigate "horrific" racist tweets. | Collymore, who works as a pundit for the station, has asked Staffordshire police to investigate "horrific" racist tweets. |
| He claimed children as young as 10 were being "goaded" by adults into posting racist and sexist tweets. | He claimed children as young as 10 were being "goaded" by adults into posting racist and sexist tweets. |
| Collymore also accused Twitter of having poor age verification procedures and of "hiding behind" claims that it is unable to comment on individual cases. | Collymore also accused Twitter of having poor age verification procedures and of "hiding behind" claims that it is unable to comment on individual cases. |
| He told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday that police were "banging their heads against a brick wall" because of Twitter's policies, and accused it of being a "vacuum" in which abuse could be published. | He told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday that police were "banging their heads against a brick wall" because of Twitter's policies, and accused it of being a "vacuum" in which abuse could be published. |
| The TalkSport chief executive, Scott Taunton, hit out at what he claimed was a "lack of response and perceived inaction by Twitter" over the issue. He announced a ban on mentrions of the site on-air and vowed to "stop promoting" its Twitter accounts in light of the row. | The TalkSport chief executive, Scott Taunton, hit out at what he claimed was a "lack of response and perceived inaction by Twitter" over the issue. He announced a ban on mentrions of the site on-air and vowed to "stop promoting" its Twitter accounts in light of the row. |
| He said in a statement: "We are dismayed at the lack of response and perceived inaction by Twitter. Racist or abusive messages of this nature are illegal and unacceptable. | He said in a statement: "We are dismayed at the lack of response and perceived inaction by Twitter. Racist or abusive messages of this nature are illegal and unacceptable. |
| "We have more than 3 million Twitter followers across our accounts but we will not promote these until we are satisfied that Twitter is doing its utmost to prevent abuse of this nature. We have a duty of care to all our staff and presenters and until I am satisfied that Twitter is treating this seriously we will no longer promote Twitter accounts or use tweets on-air. | "We have more than 3 million Twitter followers across our accounts but we will not promote these until we are satisfied that Twitter is doing its utmost to prevent abuse of this nature. We have a duty of care to all our staff and presenters and until I am satisfied that Twitter is treating this seriously we will no longer promote Twitter accounts or use tweets on-air. |
| "It seems inconceivable that a high-tech company with a market capitalisation of $30bn appears incapable of preventing racist and abusive tweets being broadcast across its platform." | "It seems inconceivable that a high-tech company with a market capitalisation of $30bn appears incapable of preventing racist and abusive tweets being broadcast across its platform." |
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