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I'm no fan of Trump but can't he just argue the tweet means something more doing the lines of "where there's smoke there's fire" ie "looting might lead to shoot
by klipt 6y ago
I'm no fan of Trump but can't he just argue the tweet means something more doing the lines of "where there's smoke there's fire" ie "looting might lead to shooting so we need to stop things before they spiral out of control"?
The fact that Twitter previously allowed hashtags like #KillAllMen to trend doesn't really indicate a consistent policy against "glorifying violence" to me...
- thundergolfer 6y agoRe: Twitter consistent policy Twitter does have a consistent and long track record of allowing violent Twitter posts by the military personnel of nation states. Distinguishing acceptable violent speech and unacceptable violent speech is to Twitter a complicated exercise in navigating power and ideology in 2020 America.
- ecf 6y agoTwitter doesn’t need to be consistent about anything. You abide by their TOS or don’t use it, the same way a store with “No shoes, no shirt, no service” can kick you out.
- klipt 6y agoMaybe it's not legally necessary, but consistency is good for user trust. Plenty of things are legal that are still bad for business.
- thundergolfer 6y ago> You abide by their TOS or don’t use it This is not the case for many people on Twitter. If you're powerful or protected by the powerful, you don't have to follow the TOS.
- tantalor 6y agoIt doesn't matter what he argues what it meant, only whether a reasonable person would interpret it as a call to violence. That's what the "Report Tweet" button is for.