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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 10 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source | bottom
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ikeyany ◴[29 May 20 13:05 UTC] No.23349451[source]▶
People are wondering "How far does this go? How can Twitter say this is not cool, but allow something like violent movies or games? Where's the line?"

The leader of the United States encouraging law enforcement and the military to shoot American citizens for looting, that's the line.

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1. mc32 ◴[29 May 20 13:24 UTC] No.23349681[source]▶
Well, so do you censor things like Dr Dre’s 187 because it might be interpreted as inciting violence against (corrupt) police? A public figure of renown among fans.
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2. ikeyany ◴[29 May 20 13:29 UTC] No.23349743[source]▶
Two notes: 1) I am not Jack Dorsey and Twitter is not my product, so I'm not sure why you said "you". 2) Dr Dre is not the president of the United States and does not have the authority to direct law enforcement and the military... surely you see the difference.
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3. mc32 ◴[29 May 20 13:32 UTC] No.23349771[source]▶
People “affiliated” certainly can direct violence.
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4. giarc ◴[29 May 20 13:32 UTC] No.23349779[source]▶
I think you could argue the authority level difference between the president and Dr. Dre means something.
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5. aikinai ◴[29 May 20 13:33 UTC] No.23349789[source]▶
"Do you" in a sentence like this is equivalent to "does one;" it doesn't actually refer to the listener, at least in American English.
6. ikeyany ◴[29 May 20 13:34 UTC] No.23349796{3}[source]▶
I think Dr Dre would be censored if he were president.
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7. mc32 ◴[29 May 20 13:39 UTC] No.23349840[source]▶
You know, the answer is yes and no. Yes the president has more legal authority and perhaps moral authority, and greater reach, but don’t underestimate the authority of people within their circles. Be it a J Gotti ot Suge Knight.
8. notahacker ◴[29 May 20 13:42 UTC] No.23349867[source]▶
Media companies have applied censorship or content warnings to rap music and other art forms - voluntarily or otherwise - for decades without a word of protest from those people determined to make the case for the POTUS' immunity to Twitter's rules
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9. mc32 ◴[29 May 20 13:47 UTC] No.23349915{4}[source]▶
That’s a good thought experiment. They might. It seems they would under current rules. Maybe can run for mayorship somewhere and see what happens when he tweets.
10. jaquers ◴[29 May 20 19:02 UTC] No.23354148{4}[source]▶
I think Dr. Dre is a sensible human being who's able to distinguish between art that he made 30 years ago and his current hypothetical circumstance, in which he would presumably act w/ the the dignity, prestige and responsibility of the office.