Twitter suspensions
List of notable people banned from social networking service Twitter. Bans of high-profile individuals from Twitter are unusual but when this happens this is often a notable event.[1]
List
- Rapper Azealia Banks - May 2016 - Racism towards Zayn Malik[2]
- Alt-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos - July 2016 - Inciting abuse against actress Leslie Jones[3][4][5]
- YouTuber PewDiePie - September 2016 - Temporarily for pretending to be a member of ISIS[6]
- Investor Martin Shkreli - January 2017 - Sexual harassment of journalist Lauren Duca[7][8][9][10][11]
- Trump lobbyist Roger Stone - October 2017 - Harassment of CNN journalists[12]
See also
References
- ^ Naylor, Daisy. "Famous People Who Have Been Banned From Twitter". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Banks, Azealia (13 May 2016). "Azealia Banks suspended from Twitter following racist attack on Zayn Malik". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Papenfuss, Mary (25 August 2016). "Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones shuts down website after hacker posts nude photos of her". International Business Times.
- ^ Ohlheiser, Abby (21 July 2016). "Just how offensive did Milo Yiannopoulos have to be to get banned from Twitter?" – via washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Twitter Bars Milo Yiannopoulos in Wake of Leslie Jones's Reports of Abuse". The New York Times. 20 July 2016.
- ^ Baggs, Michael (1 September 2016). "YouTube star PewDiePie suspended from Twitter after IS joke". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ CNBC (2017-01-08). "Martin Shkreli trolls Teen Vogue reporter, gets suspended from Twitter". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ Heath, Alex (January 8, 2017). "Martin Shkreli suspended from Twitter for allegedly harassing freelance journalist Lauren Duca". Business Insider. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Miller, Jenni (January 8, 2017). "Martin Shkreli Suspended From Twitter After Harassing Female Journalist". New York. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ Yu, Roger (January 8, 2017). "Martin Shkreli suspended from Twitter for harassing journalist". USA Today. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Tiffany, Kaitlyn (January 8, 2017). "Martin Shkreli has been suspended from Twitter for targeted harassment of a reporter". The Verge. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ^ Hernandez, Salvador (29 October 2017). "Roger Stone Banned From Twitter After Railing Against CNN Anchor". Retrieved 29 October 2017.