Lammy says Twitter must get ‘much faster at removing hate’ after racist abuse

Labour MP David Lammy has told Twitter it must get “much faster at removing hate” after a delay to deleting racist abuse targeted at him.

The shadow justice secretary said on Monday that it took more than 13 hours for the social media giant to act before it suspended the perpetrator’s account.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said Twitter “must take decisive action against this sort of vile content much faster” following the “awful racist abuse”.

The latest criticism of Twitter comes after social networks were condemned for failing to act quickly enough over a series of anti-Semitic messages sent by grime artist Wiley.

Mr Lammy tweeted: “13+ hours later, the police are investigating and Mikolaos Nichaloliakos’ tweet calling me a ‘monkey boy’ and making threats about ‘hanging’ are still live.

“You (Twitter) need to get so much faster at removing hate.”

Scotland Yard said the tweet’s “contents are being assessed” after an allegation of malicious communication towards the MP on Sunday.

Twitter said: “Racist behaviour has no place on our service. We have policies in place that address abuse and harassment, violent threats, and hateful conduct.

“If we identify accounts that violate any of these rules, we’ll take enforcement action. This account in question has been suspended for violating our hateful conduct policy.”

Downing Street was among those to criticise Twitter and Instagram for not acting sooner over Wiley’s message, saying last week their response had “not been good enough”.

On Monday, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said: “Social media platforms must be quicker at taking action against hate.”

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‘Nobody batted an eyelid’ as racist shouted ‘P*ki’ at two Muslim women on a busy street

A Muslim woman spoke of her shock as members of the public did not intervene after a man shouted the racist slur ‘P*ki’ at her and a friend in a West Yorkshire town on July 30.

Speaking to Tell MAMA, the woman, who wears the hijab, said the lack of intervention “was the most shocking thing about the incident.”

They reported the incident to raise awareness and agreed to have their story told anonymously, having described the perpetrator as being a white male in his early forties.

Tell MAMA continues to educate members of the public about the importance of meaningful solidarity and safely intervening when racist, anti-Muslim, and Islamophobic hate crimes or harassment occur.

This includes calling the police on behalf of individuals to speaking with victims when the perpetrator(s) leave and offering reassurance, to challenging the perpetrator(s) when safe to do so.

The racialised, gendered nature of anti-Muslim prejudice, discrimination, and Islamophobia and how it overlaps with misogyny and the disproportionate targeting of Muslim women, are a consistent theme in Tell MAMA annual and interim reports.

You can get advice from our confidential and free helpline on 0800 456 1226. Or through our free iOS or Android apps. Report through our online form. Or contact us via WhatsApp on 0734 184 6086.

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Categories: Hijab, News, West Yorkshire

‘Nobody batted an eyelid’ as racist shouted ‘P*ki’ at two Muslim women

A Muslim woman spoke of her shock as members of the public did not intervene after a man shouted the racist slur ‘P*ki’ at her and a friend in the Huddersfield area on July 30.

Speaking to Tell MAMA, the woman, who wears the hijab, said the lack of intervention “was the most shocking thing about the incident.”

They reported the incident to raise awareness and agreed to have their story told anonymously, having described the perpetrator as being a white male in his early forties.

Tell MAMA continues to educate members of the public about the importance of meaningful solidarity and safely intervening when racist, anti-Muslim, and Islamophobic hate crimes or harassment occur.

This includes calling the police on behalf of individuals to speaking with victims when the perpetrator(s) leave and offering reassurance, to challenging the perpetrator(s) when safe to do so.

The racialised, gendered nature of anti-Muslim prejudice, discrimination, and Islamophobia and how it overlaps with misogyny and the disproportionate targeting of Muslim women, are a consistent theme in Tell MAMA annual and interim reports.

You can get advice from our confidential and free helpline on 0800 456 1226. Or through our free iOS or Android apps. Report through our online form. Or contact us via WhatsApp on 0734 184 6086.

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Categories: Hijab, Huddersfield, News