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Re:Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive... by vkou on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:18PM (#15955089)
> Accounts that affiliate with organizations that use or promote violence against civilians

So, every US federal agency's, and every local police force's twitter accounts will be shut down?

Re:Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive... by Deimorz on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:20PM (#15955103)
You should read the actual post, not just the comments.

> This policy does not apply to military or government entities and we will consider exceptions for groups that are currently engaging in (or have engaged in) peaceful resolution.

Re:Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive... by saas_co_de on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:57PM (#15955436)
Interestingly, if you read the full policies, the "Violent Extremist Groups" (https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/violent-group...) has a specific exemption for Government and Military but the "Violent Threats and Glorification of Violence" policy (https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/violent-threa...) is a bit different.

The Glorification of Violence policy says that acts of war, military attacks, state sanctioned executions, and natural disasters are not covered ... UNLESS ... "protected categories have been the primary targets or victims."

The funny thing is that I can't find their definition of "protected category" anywhere, which takes the Orwellian irony of the whole thing to the next level.

Re:Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive... by evanlivingston on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:40PM (#15955291)
Does paramilitary count as military? Do revolutionary movements count as government entities?
Re:Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive... by vkou on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:21PM (#15955105)
Well, that's quite a double standard.
Re:Enforcing New Rules to Reduce Hateful Conduct and Abusive... by saas_co_de on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:43PM (#15955316)
Yeah, basically Twitter's version of the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. You are only allowed to murder people if you agree with our politics.