Katie Hopkins has all her 'hate' tweets deleted after Rachel Riley campaign
Riley says she met Twitter representatives and urged them to take action over Hopkins using the platform to "spread hate".
Friday 31 January 2020 11:06, UK
All of Katie Hopkins' tweets have been deleted and she appears to be locked out of her account, following a campaign by Countdown's Rachel Riley.
Riley said tweets from the self-titled "female Farage" had been taken down after a meeting with the company.
As of Thursday afternoon, just one post - where Hopkins retweeted someone accusing her of inciting racial hatred - remained on her profile.
A message in place of two recent tweets reads: "This Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules. Learn more."
Riley tweeted: "I met with @Twitter yesterday with @imi_ahmed from @CCDHate and asked them among other things to review George Galloway & Katie Hopkins's presence on their platform. I am pleased to see that action appears to have been taken!
"This is what happens when they have the #WillToAct."
Twitter told Sky News that users can be temporarily locked out of their accounts when their hateful conduct policy is violated.
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There does not appear to be any change to George Galloway's profile and he has retweeted another post which mentions Riley's statement.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said: "We are pleased that preliminary action appears to have been taken by Twitter against the identity-based hate actor, Katie Hopkins, following productive discussions with Twitter's UK office. They should now remove her from the platform.
"There is a long road ahead before social media is made safe for dialogue, information exchange and the formation and maintenance of relationships.
"The fact parents are so hesitant and fearful of allowing children onto social media platforms shows how toxic many of these environments have become.
"We believe social media can empower the world to be even better but handing megaphones to hate actors is irresponsible and dangerous."
In a statement, Twitter said: "Keeping Twitter safe is a top priority for us - abuse and harassment have no place on the service.
"We take enforcement action against any account that is violative of our rules - which includes violations of our hateful conduct policy and abusive behaviour policy. These rules apply to everyone using our service - regardless of the account involved."
Hopkins rose to fame on The Apprentice but has since become better known for her controversial views and support of people such as former EDL leader Tommy Robinson.
She had to pay £24,000 in damages and £107,000 in legal costs after a court battle with the writer Jack Monroe over defamatory statements.
Hopkins was also dropped from her role at LBC radio after comments about the Manchester Arena bombing.
Riley has been vocal on social media in recent months, particularly fighting antisemitism. The maths whizz thanked Britain when Jeremy Corbyn was unsuccessful in the 2019 general election.
Sky News has contacted Katie Hopkins for comment.