Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders who break rules

Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by kul on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @06:23PM (#21264612)

Not trying to be glib, but it makes money for twitter. Trump has been absolutely amazing for Twitter as a business.

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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by vonmoltke on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @07:31PM (#21265269)

I see this assertion thrown around a lot, but is there any evidence of that or is it just one of those "obvious" things?

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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by kul on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:38PM (#21266844)

Senior Twitter PM told me.

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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by mynameishere on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @09:14PM (#21266053)

Yes, not enraging millions of people will tend to help a company's bottom line.

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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by kul on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:39PM (#21266849)

No, the engagement from the outrage drives revenue.

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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by mrmuagi on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @05:34PM (#21276048)

Fear and outrage is a major component of driving traffic to news itself, no?

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