A Twitter user was suspended for 'glorifying violence' after posting exactly what Donald Trump tweets
, the Twitter user behind the account: see how long it would take Twitter to take action against him for violating platform policies.
It took just three days for Twitter to flag one of the tweets from @SuspendThePres for violating its terms of service. Twitter temporarily suspended the account and forced the offending tweet to be deleted. The tweet in question mimicsin which he refers to protesters as "thugs" and warns, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
Twitter slapped a warning label to a tweet by President Trump that appeared to threaten protesters in Minneapolis.for "glorifying violence" against police brutality protesters. While Twitter gave Trump a slap on the wrist, @SuspendThePres received a 12-hour suspension for the same tweet, demonstrating the discrepancies in how the platform's policies are applied to politicians and high-profile figures.
"My intention was to see if the things the president was saying, coming from a civilian, would be flagged," Bizarre Lazar told Business Insider. "Really I wanted to simply see if Twitter would play favorites on speech and their terms." The president's active Twitter presence — and tendency to use it to make official announcements and launch attacks against opponents — has put the platform under increased scrutiny. Twitter has been forced to emphasize and clarify its policies around tweets from government officials, and has taken the stance it won't take action against tweets that go against the policies
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