And funny how Twitter is only now doing this publicly: to date it’s fallen on deaf ears. Double standards, yet again.
There are plenty of examples of people receiving ‘wish you were dead’ tweets (and worse). It’s run-of-the-mill stuff for many minority figures, world leaders, and politicians (on both sides of any fence): https://twitter.com/ava/status/1312226894750740480 (etc: too many to choose from) > On 3 Oct 2020, at 4:07 pm, Roger Clarke <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 3/10/20 3:38 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote: >> vice.com: “Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From >> COVID” >> >> Wonder what Link thinks 😊 > > Can't politely ... ? > > Can't morally ... ? > > Can't without sacrificing claims to humanity / Christian values / ... ? > > Oh, they mean 'we're using Artificial Stupidity to intercept attempted > Tweets of that nature before they're broadcast'. Silly me. > > > -- > Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] > T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com > > Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA > > Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. > Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
