Trumps Antagonistic Tweet Tests The Limits of Twitters Rules

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Trump’s Antagonistic Tweet Tests The Limits of Twitter’s Rules

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/trumps-antagonistic-tweet-tests-the-limits-of-twitters-rules?utm_term=.qjVXgpMQe#.voLYReDpa


posted on Dec. 8, 2016, at 5:27 p.m.

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Last night President-elect Donald Trump used his Twitter account to criticize Chuck Jones, an Indiana union organizer who has been sharply critical of Trump’s recent Carrier deal to keep jobs from moving to Mexico. Jones suggested the deal didn’t save as many jobs as Trump had promised and said the President-elect “lied his ass off.” And so Trump lashed out publicly, lambasting Jones before an audience of some 17 million-plus Twitter followers:

Jones’ phone began to ring almost immediately with a flood of threats, according to a report from the Washington Post.

While Trump frequently air grievances on Twitter, his decision to single out a lone citizen with a public denouncement raises questions about whether such behavior might run afoul of Twitter’s gauzy rules for conduct and its prohibitions against harassment and incitement.

It’s tricky and unprecedented territory for Twitter. Trump is obviously free to mention individuals by name on Twitter, especially as they relate to policy and governing. However, Trump’s new role as the most powerful leader in the free world as well as, his extreme visibility, and the history of his followers targeting and harassing his enemies create potential fallout that stands to affect real people, regardless of the intent with which they are made. Simply put: as President, the potential consequences of Trump’s speech make his case — and Twitter’s potential enforcement — somewhat unique............................



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Trump calling out a lone citizen is arguably a violation Twitter's rules. Twitter won't say whether it's an offense.



Charlie Warzel ‏@cwarzel 14h14 hours ago

this story from @wpjenna illustrates exactly what I asked Twitter about today (how Trump could be violating TOS)


https://twitter.com/cwarzel/status/807043354433175552

[Girard442]

1. Trump could name a "Today's Enemy of the People"...

...through any channel. Who would stop him?

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Wonder how many DUers remember the Nixon

Enemies List. I do,and know others who were targeted and what the end results were. Here we go again,notice how Trump wants all the personal Info on everyone connected to drafting of or consulting with the US portion of the Climate Change Agreement.

Reason I mention this is,how in the hell did Trump get the head of the Steelworkers Union's private info. Personal Phone numbers of all his family members,and the redistribution of that personal into to his supporters in order to harass him and threaten his family. There is a hell of lot more going on in Trump Tower that needs to looked at. Same for the Lady who called him out during the Campaign.