Breitbart Editor Permanently Banned from Twitter Due to Efforts from Ghostbusters Actress

The reason given for Yiannopoulos’ unceremonious removal from the site is that he instigated the alleged harassment against Jones. That is, if by “instigate” they mean “commented on”, as Yiannopoulos never actually made racist remarks about Jones nor directed his followers to attack her:

“The company has long struggled to contain abuse and harassment rampant on its platform, often from anonymous users. In response to the harassment against Jones, it said it was continuing to invest in dealing with the problem — something the spokesperson reiterated in the company’s Tuesday night statement.

‘We have been in the process of reviewing our hateful conduct policy to prohibit additional types of abusive behavior and allow more types of reporting, with the goal of reducing the burden on the person being targeted,’ the official said. ‘We’ll provide more details on those changes in the coming weeks.’

Yiannopoulos did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He told Breitbart, ‘This is the end for Twitter.’

‘Anyone who cares about free speech has been sent a clear message: you’re not welcome on Twitter,’ he said.”

Twitter’s decision to ban Milo is even less defensible when one realizes that Jones has on multiple occasions broken the same rules against harassment and hostile speech that Milo allegedly violated:

Source: The Hill, Breitbart