Twitter says it will label tweets from Trump and other leaders that break its rules

CNN ^ | June 27, 2019 | Donie O'Sullivan

[Stravinsky]

New York (CNN Business) - Twitter plans to place a disclaimer on future tweets from world leaders that break its rules but which Twitter decides are in the "public interest," the company said in a blog post Thursday. This policy change could face its most prominent test in President Trump. Trump has repeatedly tested Twitter's community standards with his regular tirades on the platform and some of the president's tweets have run afoul of Twitter's rules.

Twitter (TWTR) has in the past allowed tweets from Trump and other world leaders to remain online, even though they broke the company's rules, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business, because it believes the tweets are in the public interest.

But putting a disclaimer on one of Trump's tweets would almost certainly bring a firestorm of criticism down on Twitter's head. Republicans in Washington, including Trump, often claim without real evidence that technology companies are biased against conservatives. Such a disclaimer on a Trump tweet, even if he had clearly violated Twitter's rules, would provoke a new cycle of such complaints at a time when Washington is increasingly investigating Big Tech over concerns about antitrust and privacy.

[Richard Kimball]

Here's a good badge for them to use:

[justa-hairyape]

Without any evidence ? These deep staters have got to go. Every single one.

[montag813]

2020 ramp-up to total censorship. Will the DOJ, FEC and FCC do a DAMN THING to stop them?

[bobcat62]

After July 4th, Parscale should have Gab create a separate Mastodon instance for the re-election effort. An instance that has rules that work for the re-election effort & is separate from the open warfare on the main Gab feed.

[Flick Lives]

Republicans in Washington, including Trump, often claim without real evidence that technology companies are biased against conservatives.

I am f'n sick of that too cute phrase "without evidence".

[dragnet2]

Few things are worse in my opinion that those who censor comments/opinion, while using excuses like, “It’s my rules” or “It’s offensive” to the habitually hyper sensitive crowd.

Of course it’s all bull sheet, all designed to enable them to censor or omit what they don’t approve of.

[Responsibility2nd]

Twitter plans to place a disclaimer on future tweets from world leaders that break its rules but which Twitter decides are in the "public interest," the company said in a blog post Thursday.

 

This is the disclaimer Twitter should place on each Trump Tweet:

We are too chicken(bleep) to delete President Trump's account like we would yours, so we are going to pout and stomp our Tweety feet and post this disclaimer that he is hurting our feelings.

[No.6]

Telegram is carrying Trump tweets unhindered so far.

[Kriggerel]

They’re going to figure out the hard way that they need President Trump more than President Trump needs them.

[bgill]

Oooh, it’s going to label tweets!!! Maybe they should put those names on the blackboard like good little teacher’s snitches.

[bgill]

Trump would then create his own tweet-like site and twitter would soon cease to exist.

[tbw2]

Google exec in Project Veritas sting says only big tech can stop ‘the next Trump situation’
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[frnewsjunkie]

President Trump... is he in the most powerful seat in the US? I’d find a way to set this problem straight..

They are doing this to win an election and they are doing it in the face of this nation.. surely there is some statute that can fix this.. the dems seem to know how to use the laws to get their way... why can’t this side..

[Phil DiBasquette]

They are using We the people public spectrum

Do something with the govt you run, Trump