Why Twitter users who swear at politicians might get put in a timeout

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/02/24/why-twitter-users-who-swear-at-politicians-might-get-put-in-a-timeout/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_intersect-twitter-225am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.984040c8f2db

Twitter quietly introduced a new punishment for rule breakers a couple of weeks ago: the timeout.

“We’ve detected some potentially abusive behavior from your account,” Twitter’s email to users who have triggered the punishment reads. And as a result, Twitter temporarily limits the reach of those accounts. While in the timeout, you can still use Twitter, including to tweet. But only your followers will see what you’re up to.

Over the past week or so, the new 12-hour punishments have confused and frustrated some of the users who received them. In one instance, a trans Twitter user had their account limited after tweeting “f‑‑‑ you” at @VP, the government account of Vice President Pence.

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1. They should enforce a time out for those who Lie and spread

Fake news.