Twitter temporarily suspended the account of a British politician for tweeting the address of two men. Nick Griffin, a member of the British National Party, has been criticized for his open hostility to a number of groups, in this case a gay couple who had recently won a court case. Twitter only suspended the account temporarily and only removed the tweet that contained the address of the couple, so it appears the social media site continues to be a supporter of free speech. Posting an actual address or telephone number is against Twitter’s rules: “Privacy: You may not publish or post other people’s private and confidential information, such as credit card numbers, street address or Social Security/National Identity numbers, without their express authorization and permission.” It’s also against the rules to publish threats to others. The full list of Twitter rules can be found here. For more on the story about Nick Griffin, read “Twitter Suspends Account Briefly After UK Pol Attacks Gay Couple” by Lance Whitney

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