Spain's far-right Vox party takes Twitter to court over tweet ban

Flags of Spain and far-right party VOX are seen during a protest against the new coalition government, in Madrid, Spain, last month. — Reuters

MADRID: Spain's ultra-conservative Vox party has filed a criminal complaint in a Spanish court against Twitter, alleging the social media company violated its basic rights by blocking it from tweeting, Vox said on Feb 7.

Twitter disabled the tweet function on Vox's official account in Spain more than two weeks ago, after – in an apparent reference to a gender equality programme for schoolchildren – the account sent out a post accusing the governing Socialists of using public money to encourage paedophilia.