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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 7 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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quietthrow ◴[29 May 20 14:39 UTC] No.23350422[source]▶
Once again! Bravo Jack and the Twitter team! Thank you taking a stand against bullying.
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1. antishatter ◴[29 May 20 14:42 UTC] No.23350454[source]▶
Now if only they would crack down on the huge wave of Chinese bullshit they allow.
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2. dtf ◴[29 May 20 14:51 UTC] No.23350580[source]▶
They added fact-checks to two of Lijian Zhao’s tweets yesterday. Not sure if that counts as a crackdown, but it’s a high level account.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52833063

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3. whatever1 ◴[29 May 20 14:52 UTC] No.23350592[source]▶
Did any of this bs you refer to come from the president of China directly?
4. koheripbal ◴[29 May 20 16:10 UTC] No.23351742[source]▶
Whether you agree with these actions or not - it doesn't bode well for Twitter.

Politicians and other organizations will work to offer up an alternative platform where they won't be censored.

These are literally the most powerful people in the world.

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5. ridewinter ◴[29 May 20 16:22 UTC] No.23351964{3}[source]▶
Ahh the beauty of the Internet, where a 16 year old kid can create a platform more powerful than the most powerful people in the world...
6. ianleeclark ◴[29 May 20 18:13 UTC] No.23353521[source]▶
There's the xenophobia we all know and love. Right in time to steer the conversation from looking inwards.
7. javagram ◴[29 May 20 20:21 UTC] No.23355035{3}[source]▶
All they have to do is get on gab.com if they want a completely free speech platform.

Strangely Trump and his ilk haven’t jumped over to Gab yet. Perhaps because they don’t want to be associated with what actually happens to a platform that allows unrestricted free speech.