Trump's Special Twitter Treatment Would End With Biden Win

[riversedge]

Source: bloomberg




November 5, 2020, 4:46 PM CST Updated on November 5, 2020, 6:41 PM CST

For now, violating posts get warning label, not removal
But ‘world leader’ newsworthiness rules wouldn’t apply



As U.S. president, Donald Trump receives special treatment from Twitter Inc. when he violates the company’s rules around offensive or misleading content. That exemption will end in January if he loses the presidency.

The social network treats transgressions from world leaders differently than those from regular users, and often leaves up tweets that violate its content policies, adding a warning instead of forcing users to delete the posts. This is part of Twitter’s philosophy that people should be able to hear from world leaders even when they share controversial posts because their messages are inherently newsworthy.


But former world leaders aren’t protected under that policy. High-profile politicians no longer in office -- like former U.S. President Barack Obama -- are treated like regular users if they violate Twitter’s rules, which prohibit messages that include hate speech or posts that glorify violence or contain certain types of false information, like dangerous health-related misinformation.

Trump will fall into the “former” group if he leaves office in January, Twitter confirmed. If that happens, breaking one of Twitter’s rules means his tweets may be removed entirely instead of labeled. He could also rack up “strikes” for multiple violations, which would increase the severity of punishment issued from the company, and could lead to temporary account freezes, suspensions or even a permanent ban...................

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-05/trump-s-special-treatment-on-twitter-would-end-with-biden-win

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Trump is no leader, so should shut him down NOW!

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[soothsayer]

1. Yes!

[Blue Owl]

2. K&R

[Salviati]

3. Maybe it would mean failing the Voight-Kampff test...

But I'd watch that fucking turtle bake in the hot, hot sun.

[Auggy74]

4. Can we place a bet on how long before the first freeze / suspension?

I'm thinking Jan 22.

[BlueIdaho]

5. It should end NOW.

He’s using his special treatment to foment violence and lie to the American people.

[Tommymac]

7. This.

[Skittles]

6. I am imagining a lot of things would end

yes INDEED

[bigtime]

8. Why has Dorsey allowed it allowed to this point?

Why must we wait so long to have it shut off? The puckered anus has violated the terms of service every fucking day for years. I know the answers which just making it more infuriating.

[dalton99a]

9. They should have banned him in 2015.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. I remember the old Texas saying about finding a turtle perched on a fence post ...

An old Rancher is talking about politics with a young man from the city. He compares a politician to a "post turtle." The young man doesn't understand and asks him what a post turtle is.

The old man says, "When you're driving down a country road and you see a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle. You know he didn't get up there by himself. He doesn't belong there; you wonder who put him there; he can't get anything done while he's up there; and you just want to help the poor, dumb thing down."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_turtle



NEVER FORGET: 45 didn't get where he is by himself. Every one of his enablers is due a comeuppance.

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Hallelujah! nt

[truthisfreedom]

12. And then Biden can say what he wants on twitter.