Twitter bans tweets that wish Trump dead. The Squad asks: where is that policy for us?

[lpetrich]

Twitter bans posts wishing for Trump death. The Squad wonders where that policy was for them - CNNPolitics
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'The squad' responds to Twitter warning for posts threatening bodily harm | TheHill

Like saying that Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib deserve to be hanged for treason.

The tweets and their links:

Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From COVID - "Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules."

Jason Koebler on Twitter: "Twitter says it will suspend people who tweet that they hope Trump dies. Facebook will let you wish death upon Trump so long as you do not tag him https://t.co/Ngfo0aWkSQ" / Twitter


Abusive behavior at Twitter Rules and Policies

Twitter Comms on Twitter: "tweets that wish or hope for death, serious bodily harm or fatal disease against *anyone* are not allowed and will need to be removed. this does not automatically mean suspension. https://t.co/lQ8wWGL2y0" / Twitter

The Squad:

Ilhan Omar on Twitter: "https://t.co/S0Yl1PfrWv" / Twitter "Excuse Me?" in an animated GIF

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "So... you mean to tell us you could‘ve done this the whole time?" / Twitter

Ayanna Pressley on Twitter: "Please DM me." / Twitter

Rashida Tlaib on Twitter: "Seriously though, this is messed up. The death threats towards us should have been taking more seriously by @TwitterComms" / Twitter

 

[southernhybrid]

And this is one more reason to hate Twitter!

 

[Keith&Co.]

So, wait, the boy who has cried wolf (and chihuahua, and saber-toothed tiger, and stuffed Goofy doll, and Cerberus), this boy is being attacked, and we're not allowed to finish the story or repeat the moral of the tale?
That's just sad.

Can i at least say, whatever is chewing his leg, i hope he loses the limb?

 

[Jarhyn]

So, wait, the boy who has cried wolf (and chihuahua, and saber-toothed tiger, and stuffed Goofy doll, and Cerberus), this boy is being attacked, and we're not allowed to finish the story or repeat the moral of the tale?
That's just sad.

Can i at least say, whatever is chewing his leg, i hope he loses the limb?

Honestly, I would like for him to live, and as a result of this experience realize he has lived his life badly, and holds onto this regret, letting it propel him to being a better man, and conceding that his mistakes warrant his immediate resignation.

Seeing as how this is not even a remote possibility, I'm going to go with prayers re: Psalms 109:8-13. #psalms109813

 

[Patooka]

So, wait, the boy who has cried wolf (and chihuahua, and saber-toothed tiger, and stuffed Goofy doll, and Cerberus), this boy is being attacked, and we're not allowed to finish the story or repeat the moral of the tale?
That's just sad.

Can i at least say, whatever is chewing his leg, i hope he loses the limb?

You're giving Trump wayyy too much credit. He simply cried wolf. Just wolf. Cried wolf the likes of which you have never seen. He's cried wolf more often than any other President in history except maybe Lincoln. And that is Trump in a nutshell. His lies are dull and repetitive and we've heard it all before. "Fake News", "Nobody knows x better than me" and "the likes of which you have never seen". Rinse and repeat.

What Trump should have done was take the advice from a plain simple tailor and never tell the same lie twice. But that would require imagination, intelligence and a little bit of forethought. Everything Trump lacks.

 

[lpetrich]

The Technology 202: Twitter's response to Trump's coronavirus diagnosis highlights inconsistencies in company's handling of abuse - The Washington Post

Twitter’s swift response to President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis highlighted the company's inconsistency in enforcing its policies against hate and abuse.

Twitter Safety on Twitter: "We hear the voices who feel that we're enforcing some policies inconsistently. We agree we must do better, and we are working together inside to do so." / Twitter

The episode highlighted the broader issue of social media abuse directed at female politicians — particularly from minority backgrounds.

Female congresswomen are far more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted with abusive posts on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new analysis from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shared exclusively with The Technology 202. And the research shows that Ocasio-Cortez and Omar received the highest proportion of abusive comments.

The report’s authors note their findings have stark implications in light of other research revealing online abuse can cause lawmakers to step down or otherwise limit their political activities.

That report: Public Figures, Public Rage: Candidate abuse on social media - ISD
Looking at Facebook and Twitter between June 25 and July 6, its authors found:

• Abusive messages accounted for more than 15 percent of those directed at every female lawmaker analyzed, compared with around 5 to 10 percent of male candidates. The only exception: 27 percent of the messages received by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) were classified as abusive.
• Women of ethnic minority backgrounds were particularly likely to be targeted. Omar received the highest proportion, 39 percent, of abusive messages of all the candidates. Ocasio-Cortez received the highest ratio of abusive comments on Facebook.
• Male politicians of ethnic minority backgrounds weren't more vulnerable than White counterparts. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who are both Black, received similar levels of abuse to White male candidates. However, the attacks against them were more likely to be about race, the report's authors found.
• Abuse directed toward women was more likely to be about gender than that targeting men. Abuse targeting men was more generalized and focused on their political stances, while the messages directed at women were more likely to focus on appearance or general competence.
• Female Democrats received ten times more abusive comments than their male counterparts on Facebook. And Republican women received twice as many abusive comments as Republican men.
• The researchers detected more abuse on Twitter than Facebook, but they noted that might be due to the different ways the companies allow researchers to access data.

The authors noted that social-media outlets often have anti-abuse policies in place, but that they are enforced very haphazardly.

“The high level of abusive content directed at public figures who are in the political limelight demonstrates not only the fraught, polarised political context in which the election is taking place, but also the platform that social media companies provide to those seeking to attack political candidates and often to threaten their safety,” the report's authors wrote. “The ability to target and amplify hate and abuse towards political candidates has been hyper-charged by the business models of social media companies that grow quickly, promote outrage or sensationalism, and are unable to deal with the subsequent harms rife across their platforms.”

What can be done?

• Companies should provide greater transparency about their content moderation policies. Specifically, they should give examples of content that falls inside and outside the current rules.
• The companies should archive and preserve all data related to content takedowns during the coronavirus pandemic through artificial intelligence so that people can study the efficacy of these programs.
• They should expand training for human moderators on reviewing abuse toward high-profile individuals.
• The platforms should implement specific measures to reduce harassment of politicians.

Facebook officials, like Twitter ones, pledge to do better.

“Abuse of women on the Internet is a serious problem, one we tackle in a variety of ways — through technology that identifies and removes potentially abusive content before it happens, by enforcing strict policies, and by talking with experts to ensure we stay ahead of new tactics,” Cindy Southworth, Facebook head of women’s safety said in a statement. “We know this is a particular challenge and we will continue working to find new solutions.”

 

[Jason Harvestdancer]

So, wait, the boy who has cried wolf (and chihuahua, and saber-toothed tiger, and stuffed Goofy doll, and Cerberus), this boy is being attacked, and we're not allowed to finish the story or repeat the moral of the tale?
That's just sad.

Can i at least say, whatever is chewing his leg, i hope he loses the limb?

Honestly, I would like for him to live, and as a result of this experience realize he has lived his life badly, and holds onto this regret, letting it propel him to being a better man, and conceding that his mistakes warrant his immediate resignation.

Seeing as how this is not even a remote possibility, I'm going to go with prayers re: Psalms 109:8-13.

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[lpetrich]

Twitter Safety on Twitter: "We hear the voices who feel that we're enforcing some policies inconsistently. We agree we must do better, and we are working together inside to do so." / Twitter

We hear the voices who feel that we're enforcing some policies inconsistently. We agree we must do better, and we are working together inside to do so.

Yesterday we reiterated we have a policy on wishes of harm that applies to everyone, including elected officials.

We’ll continue to respond to concerns about our enforcement through action, not empty words.

We've taken significant steps to address Tweets that violate our policies on abuse without people having to report it, with more than 50% being caught through automated systems.

We’ve expanded our policies based on public feedback and we’re giving people more control over their experience, including deciding who can reply to Tweets.

Twitter being abused to instill fear, to silence your voice, or to undermine individual safety, is unacceptable.

We appreciate the open and direct feedback we're getting, and we will respond to it through further action.

Let's see how far they go with this.

 

[Jarhyn]

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[barbos]

The fact is, Trump's death WILL save lives.