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steve2470

(37,468 posts)
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 11:54 AM Jan 2018

Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-trump/twitter-says-world-leaders-like-trump-have-special-status-idUSKBN1EU23K

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate,” Twitter said in a post on a corporate blog.

Twitter had already said in September that “newsworthiness” and whether a tweet is “of public interest” are among the factors it considers before removing an account or a tweet.

The debate over Trump’s tweeting, though, raged anew after Trump said from his @realDonaldTrump account on Tuesday that he had a “much bigger” and “more powerful” nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status (Original Post) steve2470 Jan 2018 OP
A violent threat is an irresponsible threat no matter who makes it, Kim Jong Un Sophia4 Jan 2018 #1
Take some responsibility, Twitter !! C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #2
 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
1. A violent threat is an irresponsible threat no matter who makes it, Kim Jong Un
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 12:01 PM
Jan 2018

or Trump or any of us.

The question is whether Trump's tweet was a violent threat.

That should be the only question.

What do DUers think?

I'm not sure whether it was some sort of sick joke or really a threat.

C_U_L8R

(45,730 posts)
2. Take some responsibility, Twitter !!
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 12:25 PM
Jan 2018

Shamelessly profiteering off of Trump's bigotry is so unseemly.
Have some regard for the common good. Geez.

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