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THREAD: British far-right activist “Tommy Robinson”, previously banned from Twitter, FB, Instagram & Youtube, has now been PERMANENTLY BANNED from Chinese-owned TikTok too.
https://bit.ly/2yJ2IVu
https://bit.ly/2yJ2IVu
Robinson (real name: Stephen Yaxley Lennon), gained 22k+ followers on TikTok before being removed for content violations including hate speech today.
His bio read: “"Banned from all western social media, lets give the Chinese a go".
His bio read: “"Banned from all western social media, lets give the Chinese a go".
In one post, Robinson shared a clip from an interview with ITV in which he holds the Quran and says: "This book is the reason we are in such a mess."
Robinson had over 21k followers.
His videos included:
False claims of Muslims breaking coronavirus lockdown
Video of Robinson mocking a man for speaking another language
The videos received 322,000+ views as of a week ago. https://bit.ly/2VOonDO
His videos included:
False claims of Muslims breaking coronavirus lockdown Video of Robinson mocking a man for speaking another languageThe videos received 322,000+ views as of a week ago. https://bit.ly/2VOonDO
Also permanently banned: Britain First, the far-right group that was removed from Facebook in 2018 after being accused of promoting hate.
“Britain First has been censored on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube, so we’re giving TikTok a go” the group’s leaders wrote in an email to supporters, per @KateEPlummer @ScramNews https://bit.ly/3byCdAJ
According to @KateEPlummer, the Britain First TikTok account posted videos about “Islamist grooming gangs”, &, like Robinson, fake news about Muslims not following lockdown rules.
One video also implied Muslims are the “enemy” who “inspire people to chop heads off” & another shows party leader, Paul Golding, vowing to “fight until the bitter end until we are spitting blood”, wrote @KateEPlummer https://bit.ly/3bBsMAv
In another post, the Britain First account showed its leader Paul Golding telling two men in Calais: 'We don't want any more migrants coming to our country'
The group’s most popular video showed Britain First “activists” mocking a Muslim man for not shaking a woman’s hand.
It had over 118,000 views on April 17th, according to @KateEPlummer https://bit.ly/3cEeu28
It had over 118,000 views on April 17th, according to @KateEPlummer https://bit.ly/3cEeu28
Britain First, which managed to gain over 3k TikTok followers, was removed from Facebook alongside other far-right figures in 2018 after being accused of promoting hate. https://bit.ly/2Y0ObiL
The bans come one week after UK Labor MP @Afzal4Gorton urged the govt to "take steps to regulate TikTok & ensure that internet firms take responsibility for protecting their users". https://twitter.com/Afzal4Gorton/status/1251072306279047168
Archived copies of the accounts can be found here:
—Tommy Robinson: https://archive.fo/7ECOP
—Britain First: http://archive.vn/J6CqR
—Tommy Robinson: https://archive.fo/7ECOP
—Britain First: http://archive.vn/J6CqR
