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September 25, 2018
Twitter has proposed a new policy to crack down on “dehumanizing speech.” And with a new policy comes a new reference for its actions.
In a Twitter blog post written by Del Harvey, Twitter’s Vice President of Trust and Safety, and…
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September 25, 2018
Editor's Note: As of the afternoon on September 25, Smash Racism DC took down their posts from Twitter and Facebook. Their pages are still up, however.
Twitter and Facebook are eager to take down or block users who violate their…
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September 24, 2018
Liberal Hollywood can tweet or post whatever it wants. But when a conservative posts something, it’s considered “a violation” — even when it’s just a humorous meme.
Actor James Woods was recently suspended from Twitter…
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September 17, 2018
Pro-life advertisements on Twitter are censored immediately. But ads for female genital mutilation? Those got approved.
The Dawoodi Bohra Women for Religious Freedom posted a tweet on September 9 promoting khafz, or female circumcision. This tweet…
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September 14, 2018
Even though Twitter apparently promotes “healthy conversation,” conservatives who work there are afraid to express their opinions.
In an interview on NYU liberal journalism Professor Jay Rosen’s podcast, posted on Recode, Twitter…
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September 10, 2018
Apparently questioning someone’s intelligence counts as hate speech. Twitter has decided to crack down on just that (but only when conservatives do it.) On Sept., CIA security contractor Kris Paranto was suspended from Twitter for making…
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September 6, 2018
On Wednesday, MRC’s Dan Gainor appeared alongside tech expert Lance Ulanoff on Fox Business’ After the Bell to discuss Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s testimony before Congress. At the hearing the Dorsey denied any allegations that there…
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September 5, 2018
Denial might be a river in Egypt but today it looked an awful lot like the Potomac.
At the Energy and Commerce hearing about Twitter on Sept. 5, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey answered many questions about his platform, but one topic he completely denied…
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September 5, 2018
During Wednesday’s Senate hearing concerning foreign influence on social media platforms, Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey stated that his goal in combating the proliferation of fake or misleading accounts was to amplify the voices of…
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September 5, 2018
It’s worth asking big tech companies whether they practice core American values on a global scale.
In the Sept. 5, Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on social media, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO…