Twitter is a Nazi haven for the same reason its CEO claims no bias

“From a simple business perspective and to serve the public, Twitter is incentivized to keep all voices on the platform”. That’s Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s argument for why “Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions” according to his prepared statement for his appearance at tomorrow’s hearing with the US House Committee on […]

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From Milo to Alex Jones: What is Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey doing?

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Twitter’s decision to provide Alex Jones with a platform came down from the very top. 

A recent report from the Wall Street Journal details the internal decisions at Twitter that have kept Alex Jones on the app — even as other tech companies, like Apple, Facebook, and YouTube, decided Jones was no longer welcome.

Apparently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey himself stepped in and overruled staff recommendations to remove Alex Jones from the service.

Per the Wall Street Journal, “Mr. Dorsey told one person that he had overruled a decision by his staff to kick Mr. Jones off, according to a person familiar with the discussion.” Read more…

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Twitter gives neo-Nazis, racists Dec. 18 deadline—and could then kick them out entirely

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Twitter is cracking down on hate speech and not just by looking at its own site. 

In what amounts to a major shift in Twitter policy, the company announced on Friday that it will be monitoring user’s behavior “on and off the platform” and will suspend a user’s account if they affiliate with violent organizations, according to an update to Twitter’s Help Center on Friday. 

“You also may not affiliate with organizations that — whether by their own statements or activity both on and off the platform — use or promote violence against civilians to further their causes,” the update reads. Read more…

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