Twitter has not taken action against Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he said wealthy countries are “a mafia” who want to take over the world. .“At the top of this mafia stand the prominent Zionist merchants, and the politicians obey them,” said Khamenei in a Thursday tweet. .“The US is their showcase, and they’re spread out everywhere.”.Khamenei went on to say for 200 years, western civilization said women who are not free from religious boundaries and coverings cannot reach their full potentials. .“Iranian women showed the falsity of this,” he said. .“Our female scholars work in key scientific centers.”.The White House called on Twitter in 2020 to take down tweets from Khamenei where he called for Israel’s destruction. .Twitter’s policy about his tweets were making headlines for weeks after officials said his demands for Israel’s destruction did not violate the company’s rules about hate speech, as they claimed it was mere “foreign policy saber rattling.” .Israel Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen urged the company to take down the tweets, but he was dismissed. .“World leaders use Twitter to engage in discourse with each other, as well as their constituents,” said Twitter Vice-president of public policy Sinead McSweeney..“Presently, our policies with regards to world leaders state direct interactions with fellow public figures, comments on current affairs, or strident statements of foreign policy on economic or military issues are generally not in violation of the Twitter Rules.”.Twitter suspended former US president Donald Trump from its platform in 2021. .“After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” said Twitter. .“In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter rules would potentially result in this very course of action.”.Prominent Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson received a Twitter strike on June 28 for mocking Umbrella Academy actor Elliot Page. .READ MORE: Peterson suspended from Twitter for criticizing Elliot Page.“No more twitter until he deletes the tweet,” said Peterson’s daughter Mikhaila. .“Definitely not a free speech platform at the moment @elonmusk.”
