Nov 18, 2016
Twitter boss sorry over white supremacist ad
According to reports, Twitter had originally said a screenshot of the advert appeared to be fake. When the ad was first brought to Twitter's attention by writer and musician Ariana Lenarsky, a spokesperson told the website Motherboard that the screenshot she provided looked "Either old or photoshopped". The Twitter account of the group behind the ad, known as New Order, has now been suspended. Last year, a right-wing activist claimed he had been able to promote a tweet which began "Whites need to stand up for one another" using Twitter's advertising tools to target specific users, reported Slate. This week Twitter announced new tools for tackling abuse, which includes hate speech, on its platform.
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