Hundreds have died in white nationalist terror attacks in the US and elsewhere, now a coalition of activists is demanding Twitter do more to stop hate from spreading.
A coalition of activists, academics and NGOs have called on social media giant Twitter to ban white supremacists in the wake of hundreds of deaths caused by white nationalist attacks globally, including the recent tragedy in El Paso.
During the press call, the fact that many white nationalists responsible for organising events such as the Unite the Right rally still actively use Twitter was raised. The CTC co-founder highlighted statements made by US President Donald Trump about people of Hispanic origin, who have been “repeatedly targeted” after Trump’s tweets depicted Latin Americans as an “infestation”.The US was shocked by two mass shootings last weekend, one in El Paso, Texas, where a self-declared white supremacist murdered at least 22 people at a Walmart where customers are largely of Hispanic origin.
The majority of these attacks took place in the US, though Greece, Norway and the UK have seen left-wing politicians and activists killed, along with the mass shooting in New Zealand.The murders have fuelled calls to designate white supremacy attacks as domestic terrorism. The El Paso shooting is reportedly being investigated as a hate crime.
Arellano, too, highlighted comments made by Trump, which he claimed were echoed in the shooter’s manifesto. Trump visited Dayton and El Paso on Wednesday. Residents of El Paso, which sits on the border with Mexico, greeted Trump with protests and local newspaper the El Paso Times published a letter to the president that challenged claims he made earlier this year that a barrier between it and its sister city in Mexico, Juarez, made El Paso safer.
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