Twitter gives official "verified" badge to terrorist group, but bans conservatives
Twitter banned milo because he said leslie jones looked like a man.
Twitter though continues to verify violent organizations. Take into account the recent verification of this account:
https://twitter.com/info_shibir
Their profile says they are the "Official Twitter Outlet of Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir, one of the largest student organizations in Bangladesh. Concern-'Leadership & Morality'.
Here is what wikipedia has to say:
-In 1971, Shibir's predecessor, Pakistan Islami Chattra Shangha,[SUP][8][/SUP] members of which led the formation of Al-Badr, which was involved in the 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals; some members of Al-Badr had been convicted and executed by International Crimes Tribunal
- This student group was also involved in violent clashes with other student groups,[SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][14][/SUP] was extremely militant and was linked to numerous acts of violence.[SUP][15][/SUP] The group was linked to a number of larger terrorist organizations, both in Bangladesh and internationally.[SUP][15][/SUP] Shibir activists are known to attack rival political party members by cutting their opponents' tendons.[SUP][16][/SUP][SUP][17][/SUP][SUP][18][/SUP][SUP][19][/SUP] However, political infighting between rival groups in Bangladesh are rampant, and infighting and killings in the rival Bangladesh Chhatra League are often blamed on Chhatra Shibir
- In February 2014, US-based defense think tank IHS Jane's published a report titled "IHS Jane's 2013 Global Terrorism & Insurgency Attack Index", where Shibir ranked third in a list of most active non-state armed groups in 2013.[SUP][21][/SUP] The organisation protested the study findings, strongly condemning the ranking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Islami_Chhatra_Shibir
Twitter banned milo because he said leslie jones looked like a man.
Twitter though continues to verify violent organizations. Take into account the recent verification of this account:
https://twitter.com/info_shibir
Their profile says they are the "Official Twitter Outlet of Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir, one of the largest student organizations in Bangladesh. Concern-'Leadership & Morality'.
Here is what wikipedia has to say:
-In 1971, Shibir's predecessor, Pakistan Islami Chattra Shangha,[SUP][8][/SUP] members of which led the formation of Al-Badr, which was involved in the 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals; some members of Al-Badr had been convicted and executed by International Crimes Tribunal
- This student group was also involved in violent clashes with other student groups,[SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][14][/SUP] was extremely militant and was linked to numerous acts of violence.[SUP][15][/SUP] The group was linked to a number of larger terrorist organizations, both in Bangladesh and internationally.[SUP][15][/SUP] Shibir activists are known to attack rival political party members by cutting their opponents' tendons.[SUP][16][/SUP][SUP][17][/SUP][SUP][18][/SUP][SUP][19][/SUP] However, political infighting between rival groups in Bangladesh are rampant, and infighting and killings in the rival Bangladesh Chhatra League are often blamed on Chhatra Shibir
- In February 2014, US-based defense think tank IHS Jane's published a report titled "IHS Jane's 2013 Global Terrorism & Insurgency Attack Index", where Shibir ranked third in a list of most active non-state armed groups in 2013.[SUP][21][/SUP] The organisation protested the study findings, strongly condemning the ranking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Islami_Chhatra_Shibir