White Supremacists Call For Violence Posing As Antifa
Twitter took down an account that tweeted a call to violence and portrayed itself as connected to the left-wing organisation “Antifa”. The account was in fact operated by a known white supremacist group, Twitter said on Monday
Twitter took down an account that tweeted a call to violence and portrayed itself as connected to the left-wing organisation “Antifa”. The account was in fact operated by a known white supremacist group, Twitter said on Monday.
“This account violated our platform manipulation and spam policy, specifically the creation of fake accounts,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. “We took action after the account sent a Tweet inciting violence and broke the Twitter Rules.”
“ALERT Tonight’s the night, Comrades Tonight we say “F**k The City” and we move into the residential areas… the white hoods…. and we take what’s ours #BlacklivesMaters #F**kAmerica.” @ANTIFA_US, the fake account tweeted on Sunday.
(The fake account which was later taken down by Twitter)
Though the account had just a few hundred followers, it is not the first time white supremacists have tried to cause tensions in the United States by pretending to left-wing activists online.
The not so surprising revelation comes at a time when President Donald Trump has constantly accused left-wing activists of arson and violence occurring at protests across America following the death of George Floyd.
Twitter said that the account was linked to Identity Evropa, a white supremacist brotherhood.
Trump threatened via a tweet that he would designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. Antifa stands for anti-fascists, in simple terms, people whose political beliefs lean toward the left and are popular for being Nazi haters and raising their voices for the oppressed.
“ALERT Tonight’s the night, Comrades Tonight we say “F**k The City” and we move into the residential areas… the white hoods…. and we take what’s ours #BlacklivesMaters #F**kAmerica.” @ANTIFA_US, the fake account tweeted on Sunday.
(The fake account which was later taken down by Twitter)
Though the account had just a few hundred followers, it is not the first time white supremacists have tried to cause tensions in the United States by pretending to left-wing activists online.
The not so surprising revelation comes at a time when President Donald Trump has constantly accused left-wing activists of arson and violence occurring at protests across America following the death of George Floyd.
Twitter said that the account was linked to Identity Evropa, a white supremacist brotherhood.
Trump threatened via a tweet that he would designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. Antifa stands for anti-fascists, in simple terms, people whose political beliefs lean toward the left and are popular for being Nazi haters and raising their voices for the oppressed.
This is not a stand-alone fake Antifa account linked to white supremacists suspended by Twitter, the spokesperson said.The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2020
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