Twitter erased thousands of tweets about Trans Day of Vengeance over concerns about violence, which annoyed radical transgender activists and conservatives.
Some of the flagged tweets were warnings about the Saturday protest posted by well-known figures on the right such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, and Portland journalist Andy Ngo.
“Twitter should be a platform where independent journalism can thrive,” tweeted Mr. Ngo, known for his critical coverage of Antifa. “But for reporting on & posting evidence of extremist organizing on Twitter, I was forced to delete the news posts, or remain locked off the platform.”
A transgender group is moving ahead with a planned “Trans Day of Vengeance” just days after transgender mass shooter Audrey Hale slaughtered six people inside a Christian private school in Nashville, Tennessee.
The organization behind the event, the Trans Radical Activist Network (TRAN), had been planning the rally prior to Monday’s Massacre.
“This protest is about unity, not inciting violence,” organizers wrote in a statement on their website. “TRAN does not encourage violence and it is not welcome at this event.”
On Tuesday, Twitter began deleting tweets that featured a poster promoting the event, claiming the image could incite violence.
“We do not support tweets that incite violence irrespective of who posts them,” wrote “Vengeance” does not imply peaceful protest. Organizing or support for peaceful protests is ok,” Irwin wrote Ella Irwin, Twitter’s head of trust and safety.