The Twitter account of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke is reinstated a day after it was suspended following a tweet in which he called to “SHUT DOWN a few synagogues.”
Duke’s account was suspended on Monday and reinstated hours later, but with all of his followers erased. The suspension followed a tweet on Sunday in which Duke linked to an article by the Haaretz newspaper about synagogues serving as sanctuaries for those who might be affected by the Trump administration’s new immigration policies.
Following the reinstatement, Duke issues several negative tweets about Jews and Israel. Several of his supporters blame the suspension on the Jews.
“David Duke, great American Patriot & Trump supporter has been suspended from Twitter. Just another example of Jew power over all of U.S,” read at tweet by @dawg_norman.
“Dr David Duke has been shoahed by the Jews running Twitter,” read another by @AdolfJBiden.
Last week, Twitter added an automated system for shutting down users who violate its terms of service, including using hate speech, according to CNNTech. A Twitter spokesman told the news outlet that if an account is found to be suspended in error it is immediately restored.
— JTA
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