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A comment on Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders who break rules. Parent comment

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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