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UN to Musk: Ensure Twitter respects human rights
Arutz Sheva ^ | 6/11/22

Posted on 11/05/2022 10:13:46 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, urging him to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".

"Twitter is part of a global revolution that has transformed how we communicate," Türk said in the letter quoted by Reuters. "But I write with concern and apprehension about our digital public square and Twitter's role in it."

"Like all companies, Twitter needs to understand the harms associated with its platform and take steps to address them," he added. "Respect for our shared human rights should set the guardrails for the platform's use and evolution."

"In short, I urge you to ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter under your leadership," ...

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KEYWORDS: bots; chat; humanrights; lolright; musk; twitter; un; unitedhypocrites; unitednations; unitednothing; untiednations; volkertrk; volkerturk
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To: Eleutheria5

So basically they are pretty much admitting Twitter has been a tool of the government. The UN can go pound sand and if they need a “Publix square”, they can use MySpace…


61 posted on 11/06/2022 3:53:48 AM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: Eleutheria5

Can somebody explain to me how discussion in the public square violates somebody’s human rights?


62 posted on 11/06/2022 4:14:57 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Eleutheria5

UN out of US.


63 posted on 11/06/2022 4:28:29 AM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Eleutheria5

Elon to Volker, “Sit on it, Turk-ey - I would ban you for being an impetuous twit, but that would deprive so many the opportunity to take you apart on the forum...”


64 posted on 11/06/2022 4:32:45 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Eleutheria5

The UN Secretariat Bldg is 525ft tall. Who knew 🐂💩 can pile so high?


65 posted on 11/06/2022 4:33:50 AM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: Mark17

No doubt.😉


66 posted on 11/06/2022 5:30:08 AM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
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To: fuzzylogic

The right not to be offended or hurt./BS


67 posted on 11/06/2022 5:40:07 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Free country? Good morning, Rip. )
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To: cranked

Trump should buy the building and convert it to a homeless shelter.


68 posted on 11/06/2022 6:06:15 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (At this point I would rather have the illegals here than the liberals.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Musk To UN:

I promise to meet or exceed world standards as accepted by the UN
in places like China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar and Venezuela.....


69 posted on 11/06/2022 6:23:57 AM PST by Iron Munro (Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
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To: DesertRhino

I notice his Bio is silent about his dad and grandpa. Wonder which SS Division they were in?

Blaming people for the sins of their ancestors, be it slavery or Nazism, is wokester "logic".

70 posted on 11/06/2022 7:16:46 AM PST by FormerFRLurker
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To: Eleutheria5

Musk tpo U.N........................... K.M.A.


71 posted on 11/06/2022 8:14:16 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Best left handed banjer picker on my whole block.)
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To: DesertRhino

Human rights? what about the human rights of those whose been censored or canceled?


72 posted on 11/06/2022 9:29:05 AM PST by Striperman (Striperman)
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