The publisher says it demands transparency from its contributors.
Former Senator Eoghan Harris has been dropped as a Sunday Independent columnist, over a fake social media account.
Eoghan Harris's contract with the Sunday Independent has been terminated due to his involvement in a fake Twitter account.
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) May 6, 2021
"We could not tolerate a situation where a columnist was contributing anonymously to a social media account..." said @pvdmeersch https://t.co/ehfMUtFKLB
Editor Alan English says he was involved in the running of an anonymous Twitter account, which wasn't 'fair and reasonable'.
The publisher says it demands transparency from its contributors.
Mr Harris was a long-time critic of Sinn Féin, and the party's justice spokesman, Martin Kenny, welcomes yesterday's decision.
The associated Twitter account has been suspended overnight https://t.co/j7PwWYz6Cn
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) May 7, 2021
Deputy Kenny, says the paper was right to drop him.
On Friday afternoon, it was reported in the Irish Examiner and Irish Times that Twitter has suspended 8 accounts linked to the now-suspended @@barbarapym2 handle
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