TALLAHASSEE, FL -
Twitter blocked access to a Neo-Nazi account in
Germany and the social network elected to block any and all anti-Semitic posts.
This past week the trending topic “#unbonjuif”, which means “a good Jew” was
flourishing in France last week. This was until The Union of Jewish Students of
France called Twitter’s headquarters with complaints urging twitter to remove
and block these postings.
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The postings featured many different racial stereotypes
against Jewish people as well as holocaust photos and various jokes. There were
also some anti-Muslim posts included along with the hash tag.
Many twitter users were against blocking the hash tag and
anything related to it, referring to this as censorship.
Another twitter user by the name of Craig Mcleod (
@barton71) posed the question “Who
decides what is anti-Semitic and abusive?”
Florida State Student, Travis Gordon said that he feels
twitter did the appropriate thing. “ I’m
sure the pictures and stereotypes violated the code of conduct twitter set down
in its terms and agreements that you agree to when signing up for an account.”
said Gordon.
Robert Reeves, Florida A&M Senior, says that he understands why twitter would block these postings. “That’s a sensitive subject to bring up in today’s times, it was smart to block it but it won’t stop it from happening again,” According to Reeves.
Robert Reeves, Florida A&M Senior, says that he understands why twitter would block these postings. “That’s a sensitive subject to bring up in today’s times, it was smart to block it but it won’t stop it from happening again,” According to Reeves.
By Will Davidson IV
With Contributions from nytimes.com,
Photo, from Smartrecruiters.com
Video, JewishNewsOne
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