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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 3 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.337s | source
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danso ◴[29 May 20 07:31 UTC] No.23347200[source]▶
Link to @realDonaldTrump tweet: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/12662311007807447...

tweet text:

> ....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!

Disclaimer text:

> This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible. Learn more

"Learn more" links to this page about "public-interest exceptions"

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/public-intere...

edit: here's the official thread from @TwitterComms about it: https://twitter.com/TwitterComms/status/1266267446979129345

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noobermin ◴[29 May 20 07:46 UTC] No.23347313[source]▶
Why is this reply being downvoted? It is merely informative.
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1. all2 ◴[29 May 20 07:49 UTC] No.23347353[source]▶
It shows the actual words, which are hard to spin. If we keep what was done vague, we can spin it any way we please.
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2. koheripbal ◴[29 May 20 16:15 UTC] No.23351844[source]▶
That's interesting. I interpreted it the exact opposite way. That looking at the words - they don't seem so bad, so the liberal-minded HN users downvoted to keep the details away.

Funny how personal bias can twist perceptions.

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3. all2 ◴[31 May 20 02:28 UTC] No.23366667[source]▶
I think you and I are thinking the same thing: if the source is available, then the reader can form their own opinion.