Does Nick Fuentes Deserve to Be on Twitter?
10th July 2021
[Does anybody ‘deserve’ to be on Twitter?]
Nick Fuentes, the controversial far-right firebrand, was suspended from Twitter on Friday.
Unsurprisingly, Media Matters chew toy Al Kaplan broke the news of the suspension. A Twitter spokesman, Trenton Kennedy, told the New York Times that Fuentes ‘was permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules.’ Cockburn is annoyed by the terminology; suspension inherently means temporary. Twitter should classify it as a permanent ban. Put down the DMT and stop playing with the clockwork elves, Jack. Finish up grammar school.
The spokesperson would not detail which specific rules he violated: ‘This is all I can share right now — thanks for understanding.’ No problem buddy, take your time.