{"id":4120,"date":"2020-06-19T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T01:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=4120"},"modified":"2020-06-19T21:26:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T01:26:02","slug":"the-latest-victim-of-silicon-valley-censorship-katie-hopkins-permanently-banned-from-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=4120","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Victim of Silicon Valley Censorship: Katie Hopkins permanently banned from Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Katie Hopkins has been suspended from Twitter.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrittPettibone\/status\/1274004626933768195\/photo\/1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katie Hopkins permanently banned from Twitter for hateful conduct<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Katie\n Hopkins&#8217; Twitter account has been taken down by the micro-blogging \nwebsite for good after a petition was started to get her account removed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katie Hopkins has been permanently removed from using Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a>\n profile &#8211; which she used to tweet under the handle @kthopkins &#8211; now \nstates she has been suspended &#8211; and this time is it for good, a \nspokesperson from the website has confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"8px\" height=\"8px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n outspoken personality&#8217;s micro-blogging account has been taken down \nafter a petition was started by social media user to get her booted off \nthe site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article22221343.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Katie-Hopkins.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\nKatie Hopkins has been removed from Twitter\n (Image: Twitter)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 75,000 people signed their name to the Change.Org petition to get the former Apprentice star&#8217;s account suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n petition bio read: &#8220;Unbelievably, Katie Hopkins has been given a \nplatform to insult, abuse and cause outrage for far too long. Attacking \nvictims of Child Sex Exploitation is possibly the most disgusting act \nthat any human can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Does she have no boundaries? The scary \nthing is, this could happen to her own children right under her nose &#8211; \nbeing as self obsessed as she Is, how would she see the signs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article22221364.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_Screen_Shot_2020-06-19_at_164828JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\nHer Twitter profile &#8211; which she used to tweet under the handle @kthopkins &#8211; now states she has been suspended\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When\n you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these\n newsletters. Sometimes they\u2019ll include recommendations for other \nrelated newsletters or services we offer. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/privacy-statement\/\">Privacy Notice<\/a> explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read More<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/katie-hopkins-warned-police-breaking-21821596\">Katie Hopkins warned by police for breaking lockdown rules and encouraging others<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s about time Twitter took action and removed her from their platform, just as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\">Facebook<\/a> have done with Britain First.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Freedom of speech is something I believe in. Freedom of hate speech isn&#8217;t, I&#8217;m sure many people feel the same way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Twitter spokesperson told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/katie-hopkins-account-permanently-suspended_uk_5eece139c5b6e9623c8179bf?6&amp;guccounter=2&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS91cmw_cT1odHRwczovL3d3dy5odWZmaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jby51ay9lbnRyeS9rYXRpZS1ob3BraW5zLWFjY291bnQtcGVybWFuZW50bHktc3VzcGVuZGVkX3VrXzVlZWNlMTM5YzViNmU5NjIzYzgxNzliZj82JTI2Z3VjY291bnRlciUzRDEmc2E9RCZzb3VyY2U9aGFuZ291dHMmdXN0PTE1OTI2Njk2Njc2ODkwMDAmdXNnPUFGUWpDTkhSZEMyRVJSQlRGTnAxVnlSRjgzNnc5b1RXWlE&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD7XfapOSAAKcBdppeeZ4Ykx8Xhxgl3S2sQpUPcGp4va3jmQzLXM44INOjcnBVkey-oqOe3bNts9Ko675Fx9gRcnaZJbL7oTgsZFglsjgXul9qdvpteCD3QN5bJNqZf1hIiE2qZjLGj5ffxdg8N2cpPtSFDV2tsyHWpRKD6QK4jI\">Huffington Post<\/a>:\n \u201cKeeping Twitter safe is a top priority for us \u2013 abuse and hateful \nconduct have no place on our service and we will continue to take action\n when our rules are broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this case, the account has been permanently suspended for violations of our hateful conduct policy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n far-right racist has gained a large amount of backlash and hate over \nthe years for the messages she sends out on the social media platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently she caused a stir by mocking the Black Lives Matter protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday Hopkins tweeted:&nbsp; &#8220;Today is #whiteoutwednesday. I will shortly be posting a picture of my arse. Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It came after she took aim at footballer Marcus Rashford by posting a number of jibes regarding his free school meals campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article22221344.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_UKIP-Autumn-Conference-2015-Day-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\nIt comes after a petition was started online to get her booted off the micro-blogging site\n (Image: Getty Images)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read More<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/katie-hopkins-slams-celebrities-fishing-21767175\">Katie Hopkins slams celebrities for &#8216;fishing for attention&#8217; during coronavirus lockdown<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Man Utd forward&#8217;s efforts convinced the Government to \nback down on their stance not to provide meals to disadvantaged children\n during the school holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashford himself comes from a family\n of five children and explained how his experiences of his mother \nstruggling to put food on the table was the motivation behind his \nefforts to help those less fortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Katie was outraged by the decision, tweeting Rashford over the issue suggesting he should pay to feed the children himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopkins\n contacted Rashford on Twitter, writing: &#8220;Do you think women should \nthink about how they are going to feed a child before they decide to \nhave it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I do not want to pay to feed other people\u2019s kids. You are welcome to.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not the first time Katie has been suspended from Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January her one million follower strong&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;account has temporarily suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tpc.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-37\/html\/container.html\" width=\"300px\" height=\"250px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>138208672551 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article22221345.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Katie-Hopkins-joins-The-Rebel-Media.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n (Image: PA)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Hopkins has been suspended from Twitter. Katie Hopkins permanently banned from Twitter for hateful conduct Katie Hopkins&#8217; Twitter account has been taken down by the micro-blogging website for good after a petition was started to get her account removed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=4120\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,2248,406],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4121,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120\/revisions\/4121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}