Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 1 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | 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]▶

>>23347200 #

Why is this reply being downvoted? It is merely informative.

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1. dntbnmpls ◴[29 May 20 08:03 UTC] No.23347463[source]▶

>>23347313 #

> It is merely informative.

That's the problem.

When facts/information doesn't align with one's agenda, some people have a terrible habit of trying to have it hidden/banned/removed/etc.

You would think in hackernews of all places, we'd upvote the comment to see exactly what trump wrote so that we can decide for ourselves when it was "glorifying violence". Sadly, many here don't want that to happen.

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