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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: 0.331s | source
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paganel ◴[29 May 20 07:40 UTC] No.23347256[source]▶
I said it yesterday and got downvotes, Twitter’s CEO decided to pick sides in the political battle so they should expect what’s coming to them.
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rootlocus ◴[29 May 20 07:42 UTC] No.23347279[source]▶
Fact checking doesn't imply picking sides. Not fact checking does.
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acid__ ◴[29 May 20 07:46 UTC] No.23347321[source]▶
Maybe a statement that we can all agree on would be: _selectively_ fact checking implies picking sides?

I think it's a point of contention (colored by existing political views) as to whether or not Twitter is selectively fact checking here.

Hopefully this isn't too controversial, there's a lot of hostility already in this thread, and I don't want to contribute to it.

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1. makomk ◴[29 May 20 09:47 UTC] No.23348079[source]▶
Selectively fact checking things that are arguably opinions rather than factual claims in the first place, using flimsy evidence, whilst leaving actual factual misinformation to spread is definitely picking sides.