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Twitter allowed "Hang Mike Pence" to Trend for more than one day recently. When will they be removed from the App Stores?

a_new_start 6y ago
I'm going to assume good faith on your part with this question. This hashtag was used, almost exclusively, by people discussing the chants of "Hang Mike Pence" last week at the Capitol.
- fuzzer37 6y ago
  Ahh see. There's your issue. Assuming these people are arguing in good faith.
  - seneca 6y ago
    > Ahh see. There's your issue. Assuming these people are arguing in good faith. Comments like this add nothing and degrade the conversation. The point of this site is conversation, not muck throwing.
  - im3w1l 6y ago
    Yeah I've seen a lot of breakdown of good faith from both sides recently. I wonder if it's even fixable. It seems to be related to the modern commoditization of socialization. With a close friend, honesty is best, but with a stranger, pulling a fast one seems more attractive.
- richardARPANET 6y ago
  When I clicked on it, the page was full of Tweets don't fall inline with your claim, but maybe we all see a different Twitter according to "personalization" :)
  - a_new_start 6y ago
    Again, without wishing to assume bad faith on your part, I find this very hard to believe. If this was so prevalent, there would be many screenshots of the offending tweets used to prove that this hashtag was actually being used for making threats against Mike Pence. Instead, all I have seen are screenshots of tweets discussing the chants made by the mobs who stormed the Capitol last week, as well as many tweets asking why this hashtag was there. If can share some screenshots of a "page full of Tweets", or link to some evidence, then I will gladly take that onboard.
ngai_aku 6y ago
Why is this being parroted in every thread? Do you realize the trend was not itself a threat but a discussion about Trump supporters at the capitol calling for the hanging? The words are alarming without that context—- which I believe is why Twitter had it removed—-but surely discussing and condemning someone else’s hateful expressions is not the same as expressing those things yourself.

a_new_start 6y ago

I'm going to assume good faith on your part with this question. This hashtag was used, almost exclusively, by people discussing the chants of "Hang Mike Pence" last week at the Capitol.

fuzzer37 6y ago
Ahh see. There's your issue. Assuming these people are arguing in good faith.
- seneca 6y ago
  > Ahh see. There's your issue. Assuming these people are arguing in good faith. Comments like this add nothing and degrade the conversation. The point of this site is conversation, not muck throwing.
- im3w1l 6y ago
  Yeah I've seen a lot of breakdown of good faith from both sides recently. I wonder if it's even fixable. It seems to be related to the modern commoditization of socialization. With a close friend, honesty is best, but with a stranger, pulling a fast one seems more attractive.
richardARPANET 6y ago
When I clicked on it, the page was full of Tweets don't fall inline with your claim, but maybe we all see a different Twitter according to "personalization" :)
- a_new_start 6y ago
  Again, without wishing to assume bad faith on your part, I find this very hard to believe. If this was so prevalent, there would be many screenshots of the offending tweets used to prove that this hashtag was actually being used for making threats against Mike Pence. Instead, all I have seen are screenshots of tweets discussing the chants made by the mobs who stormed the Capitol last week, as well as many tweets asking why this hashtag was there. If can share some screenshots of a "page full of Tweets", or link to some evidence, then I will gladly take that onboard.

ngai_aku 6y ago

Why is this being parroted in every thread? Do you realize the trend was not itself a threat but a discussion about Trump supporters at the capitol calling for the hanging? The words are alarming without that context—- which I believe is why Twitter had it removed—-but surely discussing and condemning someone else’s hateful expressions is not the same as expressing those things yourself.