Twitter on Monday faced a temporary boycott by some critics in Britain and a backlash from the government over its handling of a series of anti-Semitic posts by a high-profile rapper.
The social media giant, along with photo sharing site Instagram, on Friday banned grime artist Wiley from their platforms for seven days after he posted messages described as “abhorrent” by interior minister Priti Patel.
Patel has written to the firms asking why some of Wiley’s posts were visible for more than 12 hours before being removed, and the government has said it expects a full response. “Social media companies need to go much further and faster in removing hateful content such as this.” Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on Monday accused the two platforms of lacking “responsible leadership” in their response to the posts.
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