Jack Appleby (GC) apparently silenced by Twitter

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For those not on Twitter, Jack stands up for women, very much in the @Glinner mode. He is polite, never abusive and engages constructively with trans people but questions TRA ideology. Predictably, he takes constant abuse for it.

Suddenly his account has gone: so he has either been banned or the abuse got so bad that he has shut it down himself. Either way, another GC voice silenced. Meanwhile Comic Relief have apparently deleted all the FB comments from women, complaining about them choosing a TW to be their female hero. It is so frightening

Oh no. I follow him. He really is a very intelligent lefty guy, the sort the left need.

I'm surprised Michael Conroy is still going (at least was yesterday)

I follow Jack too - another voice of reason gone.

I follow Jack too, and MC. Jack is a really lovely person, as you say, the sort the left needs.

It feels like more than a warning shot across the bows of GC Twitter, it's more Twitter sending in a gunship.

Oh no. I love Jack. I hope he is a) okay and b) will be back.

He's had a suspension or whatever it's called before, I think - back within a day or so. Does anyone know how Twitter's so-called rules work? Is there a limit to how many suspensions you can have?

I've had many lovely conversations with Jack. So sad he's gone

Michael's still around. He's doing a poll at the moment asking if a human loses a leg does that mean they aren't human any more

I'm sorry to hear this. I hope he's just taking a Twitter break, as I have been.

Good to hear that Michael is still conducting his polls!

I hope Penguin Tim is still puncturing the pomposity Dr Misogynist too. And lovely Dave, just being a great supporter of women.

I saw Dave on there earlier. Not sure about Tim though....mind you, Haddock blocked me for sending him a penguin Gif so I'm not sure what's happening with him at the moment.

I just had a little nose. Happy to report that Tim is still there

Oh no, they got Jack too?

He's back. He says he just deactivated for a bit. Phew!

twitter.com/jackappleby/status/1063822079735357440

Great news

Glad to hear that

I also follow Jack.( I am now wondering if I follow any of you above ). Let’s hope it is a 24 hour ban or similar, I find this banning of GC voices deeply sinister.

Oh I see he is back ! Great.