Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Politics

Geert Wilders claims to be latest victim of social media bias as Twitter blocks his account

Right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders has slammed Twitter for its alleged anti-conservative bias after h..

      Right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders has slammed Twitter for its alleged anti-conservative bias after his page got briefly blocked. The ban comes as the social media giants face accusations of silencing voices on the right.      

Twitters decision to temporarily suspend Wilders account has drawn the ire of the Dutch politician, who accused the platform of displaying a clear bias against him while tolerating almost anything his opponents do on the social media.

Twitter often tolerates death threats against me, but not a factual tweet by me about a colleague. Madness!

Wilders, who is known for his staunch anti-Islamist stance and relentless criticism of religion in general, has a sizeable audience on Twitter with the number of his followers amounting to some 811,000, making him one of the most popular Dutch politicians on social media, second only to Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Also on rt.com Twitter bans researcher who exposed journalist ties to Antifa

The tweet in question, which led to the blocking of the politicians page, in fact contained criticism aimed at his political opponents – the center-left D-66 party, which Wilders denounced as “suckers …who import ever more Islam and then weep crocodile tears over the consequences, such as honor killings.”

The Twitter administrators blocked Wilders page over violating one of its rules, which specifically prohibit promoting violence or issuing threats against any group “on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender … or religious affiliation.” A spokesman for Wilders Freedom Party posted a screenshot of his blocked account and the administrations statement.

Wilders account was soon back online, however.

Wilders is far from being alone in suspecting that the social media giants are treating its right-wing audience unfairly. Both Facebook and Twitter have been facing a barrage of accusations over its alleged bias against the conservatives for quite some time, with US politicians leading the charge.

Also on rt.com Facebook, Twitter & Google to testify before Senate panel on censorship of conservatives

In mid-March, Republican congressman Devin Nunes said he would file a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter over its alleged “explicit censorship” of conservatives. He accused the social network of “shadow-banning” right-leaning users, Read More – Source
[contf]
[contfnew]

RT

[contfnewc]
[contfnewc]

Finance

In an interview with ET Now, Dabur India Director Mohit Burm..

Science

The 147th Open championship will be at Carnoustie Golf Club in Scotland. Jan Kruger/R&A Golfers ..

Tech

Enlarge Oliver Morris/Getty Images) In response to an Ars re..

Tech

Enlarge/ You wouldn't really want to use Nvidia's ..