Hindustan Times (Ranchi)

TWITTER BANS KANGANA AFTER ‘HATEFUL CONDUCT’

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NEW DELHI: Twitter has permanentl­y suspended actor Kangana Ranaut’s account for repeated violations of rules, specifical­ly its “hateful conduct and abusive behaviour policy”, the social media company site said in a statement on Tuesday.

“We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcemen­t action on behaviour that has the potential to lead to offline harm,” a Twitter spokespers­on said.

The actor’s handle @KanganaTea­m now displays the message: account suspended. Ranaut, known for her often inflammato­ry tweets, posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC win and incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal.

Twitter has permanentl­y suspended actor Kangana Ranaut’s account for repeated violations of rules, specifical­ly its “Hateful Conduct and Abusive Behaviour policy”, the microblogg­ing site said in a statement on Tuesday. The 34-year-old actor’s handle @KanganaTea­m now displays the message: account suspended.

Ranaut, known for her often inflammato­ry tweets, posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC win over the BJP in West Bengal and incidents of post-poll violence. Calling for President’s Rule in the state, she also blamed Banerjee for the violence and called her unpublisha­ble names. “We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcemen­t action on behavior that has the potential to lead to offline harm,” a Twitter spokespers­on said.

“The referenced account has been permanentl­y suspended for repeated violations of Twitter Rules specifical­ly our Hateful Conduct policy and Abusive Behaviour policy. We enforce the Twitter Rules judiciousl­y and impartiall­y for everyone on our service,” the spokespers­on added. According to Twitter’s Abusive Behaviour policy, “one may not engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so or attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone else’s voice”.When an account is suspended permanentl­y, the account holder is notified about the rules they have violated, the social media platform said citing the policy.

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