Journalist Who Sparked Iran Riots Remains Suspended Because #TwitterHatesWomen

Stop the Presses - 26 September 2022

Sep 27, 2022

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The Twitter account of Niloofar Hamedi, who reported the murder of Mahsa Amini which sparked the riots in Iran, remains suspended at the request of someone in Teheran. Like her Twitter account, Hamedi has been disappeared by the state. Remember when “big tech” was going to save the world for democracy? As always, the oppression begins with talkative wom…

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