Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen’s accounts were unavailable on Monday afternoon hours after the social network’s new rules came into effect. Fransen came to global attention when Trump retweeted anti-Islam videos she had posted in November. Twitter has recently faced accusations of not doing enough to protect those targeted by abuse and hate speech. The they take into account offline activity, as well as that on social media, and forbid users from affiliating with organisations that promote violence against civilians. Breach of any of the new rules could lead to permanent account suspension, Twitter said.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2017 12:11 UTC