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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 dragonwriter on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:01AM (#21279321)
“The world would be better off if you were dead” is an opinion, not s threat: it states no intent of future action.

> Context is important "Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?"

That's not a threat, it's a solicitation; it requests other to engage in rather states an intent to carry out future action. But “the world would be better off...” is neither, on its face.

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Re:Twitter says it will restrict retweeting world leaders wh... by qtplatypus on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:10PM (#21288065)
Just because something is an option doesn’t stop it from being threatening. A reasonable person could become afraid that they would be harmed by a person that expressed a preference for their death.
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