Twitter restricts Maxime Bernier's account after he urged followers to 'play dirty' with journalists

Twitter has restricted People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier’s account, preventing him from posting any new messages until he takes down two tweets that encouraged his supporters to “play dirty” with journalists covering his campaign.

The offending tweets singled out three reporters, calling them “idiots” and describing their efforts to question him as “disgusting smear jobs.” Bernier tweeted out their email addresses and encouraged his followers to “play dirty.”

CTV journalist Christy Somos responded to the attacks online. In a tweet describing “what your inbox looks like after Bernier tweets about you,” Somos posted a screenshot of a threatening email she was sent.

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