Erdan to Twitter: Refusal to remove terrorists’ accounts could violate Israeli law

12 June 2018, 7:56 pm

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Gilad Erdan says that he has warned Twitter that allowing terrorist organizations access to the social media platform may be in violation of Israeli law.

Speaking at a conference in Jerusalem, Erdan says that unlike other social media companies, Twitter in many cases has declined to remove content posted by terrorist groups.

“As a result, the terrorist organizations are expanding their activity on Twitter to spread their propaganda,” he says, noting that Hamas has had an official account since 2015.

Erdan sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asking him to close the accounts of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.