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Henry Wolff
Phone: 703-716-0900
Email wolff@nc-f.org
December 18, 2017 – This morning, the Twitter accounts of American Renaissance and its editor, Jared Taylor, were both banned. At the time of the banning, the organization’s account (@AmRenaissance) was verified and had 32,800 followers. Jared Taylor’s account (@jartaylor) had 41,000 followers as of this morning; Twitter removed his verification last month.
In a blog posted today, Twitter said it has begun enforcing new rules against “hateful and abusive content.” American Renaissance and Jared Taylor violate none of those rules. Anyone familiar with our work recognizes that we present our dissident political views with civility. We have never even hinted at anything that could be seen as condoning violence or illegality, nor do we associate with those who do. We’ve taken special care to abide by Twitter’s terms of service–old and new. ...