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Twitter says it will label tweets from Trump and other leaders that break its rules
CNN ^ | June 27, 2019 | Donie O'Sullivan

Posted on 06/27/2019 9:46:06 AM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorship; disclaimer; internet; socialmedia; technotyranny; trump; trumptweets; twitter; twitterrules; worldleaders
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To: Stravinsky
Here's a good badge for them to use:


21 posted on 06/27/2019 10:20:27 AM PDT by Richard Kimball
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To: Stravinsky

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


22 posted on 06/27/2019 10:21:35 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Stravinsky

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


23 posted on 06/27/2019 10:24:12 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Stravinsky

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.


24 posted on 06/27/2019 10:30:07 AM PDT by bobcat62
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To: Stravinsky
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".

25 posted on 06/27/2019 10:48:21 AM PDT by Flick Lives (CNN is not healthy for children and other living things)
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To: Stravinsky

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.


26 posted on 06/27/2019 11:13:09 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Stravinsky
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.

27 posted on 06/27/2019 11:28:12 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Stravinsky

Telegram is carrying Trump tweets unhindered so far.


28 posted on 06/27/2019 11:41:54 AM PDT by No.6
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To: Stravinsky

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


29 posted on 06/27/2019 12:05:16 PM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Stravinsky

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


30 posted on 06/27/2019 12:36:41 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Skywise

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


31 posted on 06/27/2019 12:37:43 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Skywise

Google exec in Project Veritas sting says only big tech can stop ‘the next Trump situation’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/24/google-exec-project-veritas-sting-says-only-big-te/


32 posted on 06/27/2019 12:59:25 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Stravinsky

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..


33 posted on 06/27/2019 1:16:38 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: Skywise

They are using We the people public spectrum

Do something with the govt you run, Trump


34 posted on 06/27/2019 6:09:44 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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