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posted by mrpg on Tuesday December 19 2017, @10:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the new-rules dept.

As reported by The Huffington Post:

New rules implemented on Twitter Monday have led to the suspensions of accounts belonging to prominent neo-Nazis, white nationalists and other far-right extremists.

[...] "You may not make specific threats of violence or wish for the serious physical harm, death, or disease of an individual or group of people," states Twitter's rule for "violent extremist groups," which went into effect Monday.

"This includes, but is not limited to, threatening or promoting terrorism," the rule continues. "You also may not affiliate with organizations that – whether by their own statements or activity both on and off the platform – use or promote violence against civilians to further their causes."

[...] The "alt-right ― a loose association of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, assorted racists, fascists, and other far-right elements that has used Twitter for years to organize and recruit ― anticipated today's "purge," with many preparing to make the jump to Gab, a largely rules-free micro-blogging platform used primarily by white nationalists.

Related: Twitter: Our Blue Check Marks Aren't Just About "Verification"


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by maxwell demon on Tuesday December 19 2017, @11:04PM (1 child)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Tuesday December 19 2017, @11:04PM (#612039) Journal

    Should I now get a Twitter account so that I won't be suspected to be a neo-nazi for not having one? ;-)

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @12:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @12:32AM (#612081)

    Did it ever occur to you, that this whole thing might be a ruse, a ploy, an "operation"?

        First, we make it look like Twitter, held in awe by Trump-voter types, is going to ban the alt-not-so-bright. Then they will moan and object, crying sensors chips of their "different opinion". So Twitter will relent, and give all the alt-white, and the alt-right, and even the leaning alt-light, Twitter accounts. Trap sprung. Now they are all on twitter, credibility destroyed. Mission accomplished.