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Twitter says tweet falsely tying Texas gunman to Beto O'Rourke doesn't break its rules
Source: Washington Post
Twitter says tweet falsely tying Texas gunman to Beto ORourke doesnt break its rules
By Isaac Stanley-Becker September 5 at 7:05 PM
Twitter said Thursday that it would not scrub its platform of a conspiracy theory falsely tying Beto ORourke, a Democratic presidential aspirant and former Democratic congressman, to the gunman who killed seven people in two west Texas towns on Saturday because the posts did not run afoul of the companys policies.
As of this time, it doesnt constitute a violation of our rules, a representative for the social media giant said.
Among the users amplifying the smear against ORourke was Anthony Shaffer, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and a member of Trumps 2020 advisory board, which the campaign said was a diverse group of key supporters committed to reelecting President Donald Trump.
Advisory Board members often serve as surrogates in media appearances or by writing op-eds, the campaign added in a statement provided this week.
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By Isaac Stanley-Becker September 5 at 7:05 PM
Twitter said Thursday that it would not scrub its platform of a conspiracy theory falsely tying Beto ORourke, a Democratic presidential aspirant and former Democratic congressman, to the gunman who killed seven people in two west Texas towns on Saturday because the posts did not run afoul of the companys policies.
As of this time, it doesnt constitute a violation of our rules, a representative for the social media giant said.
Among the users amplifying the smear against ORourke was Anthony Shaffer, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and a member of Trumps 2020 advisory board, which the campaign said was a diverse group of key supporters committed to reelecting President Donald Trump.
Advisory Board members often serve as surrogates in media appearances or by writing op-eds, the campaign added in a statement provided this week.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/twitter-says-tweet-falsely-tying-gunman-to-beto-orourke-doesnt-break-its-rules/2019/09/05/bda104f2-d025-11e9-b29b-a528dc82154a_story.html
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Twitter says tweet falsely tying Texas gunman to Beto O'Rourke doesn't break its rules (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2019
OP
Well, that smears a Repuke, so suddenly Jack et al would have a problem with it...
RockRaven
Sep 2019
#3
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. Oh please, this whole
administration and campaign needs to be gone like now.
These people fuel so much hatred.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)2. How about a tweet falsely tying Pence to to rape of a 5 yo girl?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RockRaven
(14,784 posts)3. Well, that smears a Repuke, so suddenly Jack et al would have a problem with it...
But if it were a Clinton or an Obama, that would be free speech and open expression, yadda yadda...
Does anyone really NOT see what Twitter's deal is yet? THEY OPENLY STATED THEY WON'T BAN NAZI/WHITE-NATIONALISM HATE-SPEECH BECAUSE IT WOULD AFFECT GOP POLITICIANS.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JI7
(89,182 posts)5. i wish something else would come along which results in twitter going the way of myspace
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Celerity
(42,668 posts)6. Facebook 'replaced' Myspace, and is far more malevolent a force, so odds are high the 'new' Twitter
will be also be more destructive and spun up, producing disruptive, malicious effects at more targeted, systemically amplified, and effective levels.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden