‘Father Ted’ and ‘The IT Crowd’ creator Graham Linehan permanently banned from Twitter
nme.comFather Ted, The IT Crowd and Black Books, has been permanently banned from Twitter.Linehan’s profile under the name ‘Glinner’ had gained notoriety for tweets that many considered to be transphobic, and shortly before being banned had reportedly said “Men aren’t women tho” in reply to a post by the Women’s Institute wishing their trans members a happy Pride Month.A spokesperson for Twitter said: “The account has been permanently suspended after repeated violations of our rules against hateful conduct and platform manipulation.’”The site’s definition of “platform manipulation” is “Using Twitter to engage in bulk, aggressive, or deceptive activity that misleads others and/or disrupts their experience.”In the early hours of Saturday morning an.
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