Twitter reverses course, unlocks Mitch McConnell campaign account and leaves video that violated threats policy

Twitter reverses course, unlocks Mitch McConnell campaign account without removing violent video

account was unlocked Friday after several days in limbo over its posting of a profanity-laced video that threatened violence against the Republican Senate majority leader in the wake of the Texas and Ohio shooting massacres.The account had not posted since Tuesday, when it tweeted a video of protesters outside the Kentucky senator's home, one of whom says "just stab the mother---- in the heart" and fantasizes about McConnell breaking his neck.

"After multiple appeals from [other] affected users [who posted the video] and Leader McConnell's team confirming their intent to highlight the threats for public discussion, we have reviewed this case more closely," the company said. "Going forward, the video will be visible on the service with a sensitive media interstitial and only in cases where the Tweet content does not otherwise violate the Twitter Rules.

Golden added that Twitter must not take similar action again in the future. "We look forward to learning more about what steps Twitter will take to ensure that this egregious suppression campaign never happens again." The RNC and Trump campaign had collectively planned to spend $300,000 to $500,000 on Twitter ads in August, depending on the ads' performance, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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