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by BenTheElder
1992 days ago
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Without commenting on the rest ... > Then there is the always present double standard. Why did Twitter allow “Hang Mike Pence” to trend last night? Where are the suspensions and permanent bans? Actually, they intervened and stopped it. https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-stops-hang-mike-pence-trend... Also note: > Journalist Yashar Ali tweeted a screenshot of the topic trending, indicating that the phrase had been tweeted over 14,000 times. Ali noted that most people were "quot[ing] some of the insurrectionists" at the Capitol, rather than making direct threats against Pence. He wrote that the phrase "shouldn't be allowed to trend." See also despite the URL:
https://nypost.com/2021/01/09/twitter-allows-hang-mike-pence... > “We blocked the phrase and other variations of it from trending. We want trends to promote healthy discussions on Twitter,” a company spokesperson told The Post. “There are Rules for trends — if we identify accounts that violate these rules, we’ll take enforcement action.” |
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