'We are definitely not banning conservative politics. Hate groups and intolerance are different from other types of political positions,' a Ravelry blog post said.
According to its anti-Trump policy, support is banned in forum posts and personal profiles. It said no users who have voiced support for Trump in the past will be banned. Furthermore, the social network explicitly noted it is not endorsing the Democrats or banning Republicans.
The announcement, which was also posted to Twitter on Sunday, caused a stir across social media as fans and critics debated the merits and consequences of such a ban.:"I'm proud to have been a member of Ravelry since 2007, member no. 6377 out of approximately 8,000,000 knitters & crocheters who are members today. Same folks who knit hats for the women's march taking the lead on calling out hate." Another Twitter user commented:"If only Twitter had this kind of courage.
Ravelry said permanently banned accounts will be sent a copy of their data, including purchased patterns, and the new policy had used wording first set by gaming platform RPG.net last year.
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