Twitter Bans Spanish NGO's Account After Post Critical of Euthanasia
On June 26, 2021, the "Christian Lawyers" account tweeted: “Euthanasia is being debated in Congress. The Federal Right to Die Association has been financing itself for years with inheritances and legacies of the sick people whom it assists in their last moments. Enough already. #righttolive #euthanasia”. For this post, the social network blocked their account on the 30th of September, claiming the message broke "the rules that prohibit publishing private information". The organization is challenging this censorship.
In these cases, Twitter offers two options to unlock the account: delete the post or request its review, bearing in mind that the first option entails "acknowledging that it violated Twitter's rules". The Christian Lawyers asked for its review, arguing that "the tweet does not violate anything at all".
The Spanish Foundation of Christian Lawyers works to defend the "religious freedom" of families and citizens whose rights and freedoms are violated due to their faith. These are principles they have defended in several cases in court.
Source: Infovaticanacom, El Debate
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