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Britain Investigates MEP’s Twitter

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Suspended account allegedly promoted anti-gay protest.

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Twitter's been having a rough time in Europe lately. Just one day after the company blocked German users from accessing an account owned by a neo-Nazi group, British police on Friday had another account suspended. This time, the account allegedly belongs to right-wing European Parliament member Nick Griffin, who is involved in a legal case about a gay couple denied lodging at a bed-and-breakfast. The account published the couple's address, urging protests at their home.

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