Twitter Begins Banning “Groomer” Insults

Twitter has started enforcing the policy.

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Following pressure from journalists, Twitter has followed Reddit and has started censoring the word “groomer,” suggesting that it is an anti-LGBT slur.

Cultural and political commentator James Lindsay was locked out of Twitter after calling Ari Drennen, who works at left-wing pressure group Media Matters, a groomer.

James Lindsay's tweet reading "Ok groomer" quoting an Ari Drennen post sharing a Daily Caller article.
Twitter notice limiting James Lindsay's account features for violating rules against hateful conduct.
Twitter notification locking James Lindsay's account for hateful conduct, prompting him to delete a tweet.

Drennen criticized an article by the Daily Caller about the campaign to get Twitter to censor the term “groomer.” Responding to Drennen’s tweet, Lindsay wrote: “Ok, groomer.”

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