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Many Twitter users have reported threats of genocide and the use of weapons of mass destruction by one Twitterati in particular, but Twitter does not think these violate the terms of usage at Twitter. Tweet, at Mashable.
The President of the United States possibly made another threat of nuclear war on Twitter, but the company doesn't seem to think the post breaks any of its rules. Donald Trump boasted on Twitter about how his nuclear button was bigger than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's, and people are calling (again) for the president to be banned from the platform.
Folks on Twitter are asking the platform whether this violates its policy against violent threats. So far the response from Twitter has been in the form of an automated response in which Twitter says Trump's message represents "no violation of the Twitter Rules against abusive behavior."
Mashable checked, just in case:
Twitter confirmed to Mashable that "this Tweet did not violate our terms of service," referencing the Twitter Rules against violent threats and glorification of violence.
"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," the rules state.
So it seems that if you are going to threaten serious "physical harm, death or disease" on Twitter, be sure to include everyone by using nukes, instead of just one individual or group.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by crafoo on Sunday January 07 2018, @12:22PM (2 children)
Twitter has no credibility. I frankly don't give a single shit what they think is acceptable or not. Their systems and moderators deserve nothing more than weaponized shitposting neural net farms.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday January 07 2018, @06:57PM (1 child)
This is the only post in the discussion worth responding to. If I were president, with respect to Twitter, I'd be saying the exact goddamn shit Trump is.
Remember, North Korea also had their moment -- they called Trump a "dotard," and in the process educated the entire world populace that "dotard" is actually a word. Trash-talk is one of the greatest things humanity has ever invented. I learned the art of trash-talk the right way, through sports, but nowadays even dick-kneading nerds know it through their headsets and online X-Box matches.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 08 2018, @03:08AM
> If I were president, with respect to Twitter, I'd be saying the exact goddamn shit Trump is.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the problem. Donald Trump is saying the exact goddamn shit that Ethanol-fueled would if *he* was president.