Twitter worker says he tried to sound alarm on Trump tweets
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter worker says he tried to sound alarm on Trump tweets

Associated Press  

Washington — A Twitter employee told the House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that former President Donald Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts. The Twitter employee’s worst fears were confirmed when nine people were left dead during and in the aftermath of the ensuing riot that broke out when Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. Responses to Trump’s tweets included references to being “locked and loaded” and calls for “civil war,” the employee noted. I felt like I needed to be down here.” The day before Ayers and hundreds of others stormed the Capitol, the Twitter employee described to the committee a deflated message he sent to another colleague: “When people are shooting each other tomorrow, I’ll try to rest in the knowledge that we tried.” ___ For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege.

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Read: Leaked Trump campaign memo tells staff not to comment, avoid 'dangerous rhetoric'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Read: Leaked Trump campaign memo tells staff not to comment, avoid 'dangerous rhetoric'

Raw Story  

In a notable shift, Donald Trump's campaign managers have called on Trump's campaign staff to eschew "dangerous rhetoric on social media" in a missive sent to staff following Saturday's attempted assassination attempt. Campaign managers Chris Lacivita and Susie Wiles wrote, "We also urge you to recognize the political polarization in this heated election. If something looks or feels off, please …

Trump advisers used outraged AOC tweets to pump him up backstage during CNN town hall: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump advisers used outraged AOC tweets to pump him up backstage during CNN town hall: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's advisers pumped him up during his CNN town hall by showing him supportive social media posts at commercial breaks. The ex-president acted more aggressive toward moderator Kaitlan Collins after the first commercial break, when his longtime adviser Jason Miller showed him freshly posted tweets from prominent Democrats criticizing the network's decision to host the event and …

Opinion: Trump’s support faces its biggest test
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Trump’s support faces its biggest test

CNN  

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"Incitement of violence": Trump trashes GOP calls for MAGA mob to remain "peaceful" on Truth Social
1 year, 9 months ago

"Incitement of violence": Trump trashes GOP calls for MAGA mob to remain "peaceful" on Truth Social

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed back on calls from his own allies for his supporters to remain "peaceful" if they protest his possible indictment in Manhattan. Trump's comment appears to be a rebuke of allies who called for his supporters to remain peaceful in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including from former attorney Rudy …

Republican hearing to expose alleged Twitter bias against conservatives spectacularly “backfires”
1 year, 11 months ago

Republican hearing to expose alleged Twitter bias against conservatives spectacularly “backfires”

Salon  

A House Oversight Committee hearing held this week to purportedly prove that former Twitter executives colluded with federal government officials to cover up a 2020 New York Post article about Hunter Biden's laptop did not pan out the way Republican members hoped, The Daily Beast reports. Ex-Twitter executives Yoel Roth, James Baker, and Vijaya Gadde, and Anika Collier Navaroli testified …

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy
2 years ago

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy

Firstpost  

The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by Trump around the events of 6 January, 2021, had were not really in violation of policies despite the company saying it was at that time New York: The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by former …

Elon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated
2 years ago

Elon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated

CNN  

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Jan. 6 takeaways: ‘Screaming’ and a Trump tweet never sent
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: ‘Screaming’ and a Trump tweet never sent

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A presidential tweet that some saw as a “call to arms.” An “unhinged” meeting in the White House. ‘A CALL TO ACTION … A CALL TO ARMS’ A major focus of the hearing was Trump’s Dec. 19 tweet about a “big protest” at the coming joint session of Congress: “Be there, will be wild!” Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy, …

January 6 committee reveals how a tweet from Donald Trump and an 'unhinged' meeting at the White House sparked the Capitol riot
2 years, 5 months ago

January 6 committee reveals how a tweet from Donald Trump and an 'unhinged' meeting at the White House sparked the Capitol riot

ABC  

With the final scheduled hearing of the January 6 committee looming, the panel investigating the Capitol riot is zeroing in on former US president Donald Trump. Trump's tweet about a 'big protest' In the early hours of December 19, 2020, "President Trump turned away from both his outside advisers' most outlandish and unworkable schemes and his White House Counsel's advice …

Trump 'incitement' tweet new focus of Jan. 6 investigators: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump 'incitement' tweet new focus of Jan. 6 investigators: report

Raw Story  

According to a report from the New York Times, Justice Department prosecutors and congressional investigators are renewing their focus on a December tweet from former president Donald Trump in December that they feel set the stage for the Jan 6th riot at the Capitol. According to the report, "Federal prosecutors and congressional investigators have gathered growing evidence of how a …

After Trump, Twitter is somehow even worse.
55 years ago

After Trump, Twitter is somehow even worse.

Slate  

This is part of Trump Slump, a series of stories checking in on how things are going now for the people and products that were riding high during the last administration. But about four months after his suspension from the platform, one thing feels increasingly true: Trump’s presence kept Twitter culturally relevant. Even as political observers made “jokes” about Trump’s …

Trump says Twitter has become ‘very boring’ without him
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump says Twitter has become ‘very boring’ without him

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has claimed that Twitter is no longer interesting …

Fearing Backlash From Trump Supporters, Twitter Employees Lock Accounts While Some Executives Get Personal Security
3 years, 11 months ago

Fearing Backlash From Trump Supporters, Twitter Employees Lock Accounts While Some Executives Get Personal Security

ABP News  

San Francisco: Fearing backlash from supporters of the outgoing US President Donald Trump, some Twitter employees have locked their accounts and the company has even given personal security to some executives. "Some Twitter executives have been assigned personal security as the company reckons with its decision to bar one of its loudest voices". More than 300 Twitter employees signed an …

Why Big Tech and Conservatives Are Clashing on Free Speech
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Big Tech and Conservatives Are Clashing on Free Speech

Bloomberg  

When Twitter banned President Donald Trump after a mob he had encouraged stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the White House fell into an unusual social media silence. But the company’s move, followed by actions by Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon to cut off individual users or social media platforms they saw as inciting violence, turned a long-simmering feud …

Twitterati Bitterly Divided Over Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban
4 years ago

Twitterati Bitterly Divided Over Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban

The Quint  

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'STAY TUNED': Twitter suspends Donald Trump, he declares war
4 years ago

'STAY TUNED': Twitter suspends Donald Trump, he declares war

Op India  

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The Tweets That Got Trump Banned Were Far From His Worst
55 years ago

The Tweets That Got Trump Banned Were Far From His Worst

Wired  

To understand how these seemingly anodyne tweets got the president of the United States kicked off Twitter, we have to go back to Wednesday’s lethal chaos. Hours into the siege of the Capitol, Trump released a short video telling the rioters to “go home.” But in the video, he also repeated the false claim motivating the riot, namely that the …

Twitter bans Donald Trump citing risk of violent incitement
4 years ago

Twitter bans Donald Trump citing risk of violent incitement

The Hindu  

Twitter banned President Donald Trump 's account citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.” The social platform has been under growing pressure to take further action against Mr. Trump following the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In those tweets, Mr. Trump stated that he will not be attending the inauguration and referred to his supporters as “American Patriots,” …

Trump Returns To Twitter, Finally Condemns Violent Riot
4 years ago

Trump Returns To Twitter, Finally Condemns Violent Riot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump returned from his forced Twitter hiatus on Thursday with a nearly three-minute video in which he finally condemned the violence his supporters carried out at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. It was a far cry from the supportive messages he sent to the rioters acting in his name the day before, when he told …

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account
4 years ago

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account

Al Jazeera  

Twitter said it has permanently suspended United States President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US Capitol. “We have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” https://t.co/LWfo4ByEdY — Susanne Craig January 8, 2021 In the first tweet that violated this policy, …

US Riots: Trump Locked Out Of Social Media; Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Temporarily Block His Account
4 years ago

US Riots: Trump Locked Out Of Social Media; Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Temporarily Block His Account

ABP News  

In a first, Twitter went ahead to suspend the account of US President Donald Trump for 12 hours on Wednesday after the leader posted false accusations about the election with the supporters storming the Capitol after a Trump rally. In response to the President's reaction on Twitter, the micro-blogging site said that future violations by Trump may also lead to …

Twitter deletes Trump tweets amid violent Capitol Hill riots
4 years ago

Twitter deletes Trump tweets amid violent Capitol Hill riots

The Independent  

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Twitter Locks Trump's Account, Warns Of 'Permanent Suspension' If Violations Continue
4 years ago

Twitter Locks Trump's Account, Warns Of 'Permanent Suspension' If Violations Continue

NPR  

Twitter Locks Trump's Account, Warns Of 'Permanent Suspension' If Violations Continue toggle caption Twitter.com Twitter on Wednesday put President Trump on notice: If he does not stop breaking the platform's rules, he will be permanently banned. Once Trump's time-out expires on Twitter, the company said it may boot the president off the platform for good if his sharing of election-relation …

It took an assault on Congress for Facebook and Twitter to draw a line on Trump
4 years ago

It took an assault on Congress for Facebook and Twitter to draw a line on Trump

CNN  

CNN Business — Wednesday’s assault on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters has created a crisis moment for the tech companies that have given him a free platform to incite violence and spread debunked claims of election fraud to his fervent supporters. After hours of silence while their sites were swarmed with images of rioters breaking Capitol windows …

Trump's Tweets Will Stop Getting Special Treatment If He Loses
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump's Tweets Will Stop Getting Special Treatment If He Loses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s tweets will no longer be subject to special treatment if he loses the election to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, meaning his account ― which has racked up multiple misinformation warnings this week for spreading conspiracy theories about the voting process ― will face harsher consequences. The social media company has plastered warnings over multiple …

Twitter Account Posting Trump's Tweets Verbatim Has Been Flagged 4 Times
4 years, 2 months ago

Twitter Account Posting Trump's Tweets Verbatim Has Been Flagged 4 Times

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As Election Day nears, President Donald Trump has amped up his Twitter rhetoric, furiously tweeting about his victories and attacking Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The account was created by Andrew Lazar, who now volunteers on the Arizona Lincoln Project leadership team but began @SuspendThePres as an independent project in May, shortly after Trump issued an executive …

'It's the retweets that get you in trouble': Trump says he often regrets sending tweets
4 years, 5 months ago

'It's the retweets that get you in trouble': Trump says he often regrets sending tweets

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump said he often regrets some of his tweets …

Twitter censors tweet of Donald Trump as 'abusive behaviour'
4 years, 6 months ago

Twitter censors tweet of Donald Trump as 'abusive behaviour'

Op India  

Social networking giant Twitter on Tuesday flagged one more tweet of US President Donald Trump for ‘abusive behaviour’ and ‘violating guidelines’. In a statement, Twitter said, that US President Donald Trump’s tweet is abusive behaviour, “specifically, the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group.” Per our policies, this Tweet will remain on the service given its relevance …

Twitter flags yet another tweet by Trump for violating abusive behaviour policy
4 years, 6 months ago

Twitter flags yet another tweet by Trump for violating abusive behaviour policy

India Today  

Twitter has flagged yet another tweet posted by US President Donald Trump for violating its abusive behaviour policy. "We've placed a public interest notice on this Tweet for violating out policy against abusive behaviour, specifically, the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group,” Twitter’s safety team later tweeted. Twitter’s policy reads, "At present, we limit exceptions to …

Twitter’s new policy on labeling tweets provides ‘context, not fact-checking’
4 years, 7 months ago

Twitter’s new policy on labeling tweets provides ‘context, not fact-checking’

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — Twitter hasdefended its policy of labeling tweets that are potentially misleading or which glorify violence, days after it began applying such warnings to President Donald Trump’s posts for the first time. The company said in a series of tweets Tuesday thatitwants to promote healthy public conversations by decreasing the “potential for likely harm.” Twitter will …

Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’
4 years, 7 months ago

Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’

Associated Press  

Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot. Twitter said Friday it posted the warning label on Trump’s tweet “based on the historical context of the last line, …

Twitter blocks Trump’s tweet that threatened to shoot looters in Minnesota
4 years, 7 months ago

Twitter blocks Trump’s tweet that threatened to shoot looters in Minnesota

The Hindu  

Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to bring greater regulation to social media companies, Twitter continued its moderation of Mr Trump’s tweets. The social media platform, on Friday, covered one of the President’s tweets with a notice for violating its rules about “glorifying violence.” The tweet could however be viewed on clicking the notice; Twitter …

Trump seeks revenge from social media giants after Twitter flagged his tweets
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump seeks revenge from social media giants after Twitter flagged his tweets

India TV News  

Two days after Twitter inserted fact checks into US President Donald Trump's tweets, Trump hit back against social media platforms with an executive order on "preventing online censorship" and skewering Twitter for "political bias". "Nothing the president or agencies like the FCC and FTC can legally do could successfully censor such private Internet comment, so the executive order that Trump …

Trump’s new executive order is as phony as his Twitter feed (Opinion)
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s new executive order is as phony as his Twitter feed (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and of counsel to the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. Mr. Trump was issuing an executive order which could restrain freedom of speech under the First Amendment because Twitter flagged two of his …

Twitter flags and hides Trump’s tweet that ‘glorified violence’
4 years, 7 months ago

Twitter flags and hides Trump’s tweet that ‘glorified violence’

Al Jazeera  

Trump tweeted ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts’, referring to protests about deadly arrest of George Floyd. Trump took to Twitter on Friday, saying “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”, in reference to nationwide protests that followed the deadly arrest of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, in Minneapolis. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in …

Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump escalated his war on Twitter and other social media companies Thursday, signing an executive order challenging the lawsuit protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet. Trump said the fact checks were “editorial decisions” by Twitter amounting to political activism and that such actions should cost social media companies their …

Trump executive order to target social media after Twitter fact-checked his false statements
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump executive order to target social media after Twitter fact-checked his false statements

The Independent  

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Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
4 years, 7 months ago

Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering on Wednesday after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets. Under the tweets, there is now a link reading “Get the facts about mail-in ballots” that guides users to a Twitter “moments” page with …

Trump versus Twitter: How the President's social media clampdown could change the internet
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump versus Twitter: How the President's social media clampdown could change the internet

The Telegraph  

It has since helped social media firms escape legal judgment for a wide variety of things. Supporters of Section 230, including social media companies, argue that it actually enables the constitutional American right to free speech, because it means that technology companies can host legally dicey content without the fear of being held responsible. Jon Berroya, head of the Internet …

Trump signs executive order threatening free speech rights online
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump signs executive order threatening free speech rights online

Salon  

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order retaliating against tech giants after Twitter appended a fact-check to one of his tweets. The Communications Decency Act was initially criticized for violating free speech rights, but after the Supreme Court struck down the sections of that law which were deemed to violate the First Amendment, Section 230 effectively became a tool …

US President Donald Trump threatens “big action” against Twitter
4 years, 7 months ago

US President Donald Trump threatens “big action” against Twitter

Op India  

An irate Donald Trump has warned that a “big action” can soon follow against the popular microblogging website Twitter after it labelled the American President’s tweets with a fact-checking label. — Donald J. Trump May 27, 2020 A few hours before that, Trump had gone after the social media giant, accusing it of exhibiting “clear political bias”. Twitter labels US …

Donald Trump furious after Twitter flags his tweet as 'fake news'
4 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump furious after Twitter flags his tweet as 'fake news'

Op India  

Hours after Twitter flagged tweet of US President Donald Trump as ‘misleading’, he hit out on the platform and accused it of interfering in US Presidential elections slated for later this year. Donald Trump’s tweet flagged as ‘misleading’ by Twitter On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump’s tweets on mail-in ballots were flagged as ‘misleading’ by Twitter. Donald Trump accuses Twitter …

Why Twitter will never win a war on truth with Donald Trump
4 years, 7 months ago

Why Twitter will never win a war on truth with Donald Trump

CNN  

CNN — On Tuesday afternoon, Twitter tried to strike a blow for truth. On one of President Donald Trump’s many misleading tweets about mail-in balloting, the social media company added a small tag that read: “Get the facts about mail-in ballots.” Click the link and it takes you to a Twitter page with facts about mail-in balloting – it is …

Donald Trump accuses Twitter of trying to manipulate 2020 election after 'fact check' tag
4 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump accuses Twitter of trying to manipulate 2020 election after 'fact check' tag

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has accused Twitter of trying to manipulate the 2020 presidential election and warned of repercussions after the social media platform added a fact check label to some of his posts for the first time. The US president stood by his claims that postal ballots could lead to a “rigged election”, the suggestion that triggered the move from Twitter, …

Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact checks him
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact checks him

LA Times  

President Trump threatened to regulate or shutter social media companies — a warning apparently aimed at Twitter after it began fact checking his tweets. In a pair of tweets Wednesday morning, Trump accused social media sites of trying to silence conservative voices and need to change course or face action. In a second tweet, he added: “Just like we can’t …

Twitter Places Fact-Checking Warning On Trump Tweet For 1st Time
4 years, 7 months ago

Twitter Places Fact-Checking Warning On Trump Tweet For 1st Time

NPR  

Twitter Places Fact-Checking Warning On Trump Tweet For 1st Time Updated at 9:59 p.m. Twitter's move on Tuesday marks the first time the technology company has sanctioned Trump as criticism mounts about how the president has amplified misinformation to more than 80 million followers on the social media platform. Twitter spokesman Trenton Kennedy told NPR that while the tweet about …

Trump’s tweets offer snapshot of conspiracy mindset
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s tweets offer snapshot of conspiracy mindset

CNN  

Washington CNN — Murder. The stream of allegations – all unsubstantiated or just false – unfolding in President Donald Trump’s tweets on Wednesday told a sinister story, even by his own conspiracy-around-every-corner standard. As the nation continues to reel from coronavirus and governors gingerly take steps toward reopening, Trump’s willingness to return with a vengeance to his darkest impulses is …

Twitter 'outage' briefly blocks Donald Trump's tweet naming alleged whistleblower who sparked his impeachment inquiry
5 years ago

Twitter 'outage' briefly blocks Donald Trump's tweet naming alleged whistleblower who sparked his impeachment inquiry

Firstpost  

A tweet from US President Donald Trump that identified an intelligence analyst as the alleged whistleblower who helped spark his impeachment was temporarily blocked at the weekend, with Twitter blaming an outage that affected a number of user accounts Washington: A tweet from US President Donald Trump that identified an intelligence analyst as the alleged whistleblower who helped spark his …

Donald Trump ‘needs to tweet like we need to eat’, says Kellyanne Conway
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump ‘needs to tweet like we need to eat’, says Kellyanne Conway

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has said the …

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