Northern Ireland

Musician Jim Corr taking legal action against Twitter for suspending account

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MUSICIAN Jim Corr is taking legal action against Twitter for suspending his account.

The step was taken for an alleged violation of the social media company's policy on "Covid-19 misleading information".

The guitarist and member of chart-topping band The Corrs claims the move was an unlawful breach of freedom of speech.

His lawyers are now seeking an injunction at the High Court in Belfast to have his account re-instated.

Mr Corr said: "I am challenging Twitter over the suspension of my account with almost 50,000 followers."

The firm suspended his account last December for the alleged violation of its rules.

Mr Corr vehemently denies breaching any regulations and contends that the step has damaged his reputation.

Belfast firm KRW Law wrote to Twitter last month, claiming censorship and requesting an immediate reinstatement.

Lawyers representing the company responded by insisting that its actions were lawful.

"Your client violated the Covid-19 Misleading Information Policy on multiple occasions, and this policy makes it explicitly clear that an accumulation of multiple violations will result in suspension," correspondence on behalf of Twitter stated.

Denying that any defamatory action had been taken, the letter said reasons for the step were not published.

It also confirmed that legal proceedings will be contested.