Re:The threats and violence Twitter won't police
by a_new_start on Thursday January 14, 2021 @12:17PM
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I'm going to assume good faith on your part with this question.
This hashtag was used, almost exclusively, by people discussing the chants of "Hang Mike Pence" last week at the Capitol.
Re:The threats and violence Twitter won't police
by richardARPANET on Thursday January 14, 2021 @12:27PM
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When I clicked on it, the page was full of Tweets don't fall inline with your claim, but maybe we all see a different Twitter according to "personalization" :)
Re:The threats and violence Twitter won't police
by a_new_start on Thursday January 14, 2021 @12:39PM
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Again, without wishing to assume bad faith on your part, I find this very hard to believe.
If this was so prevalent, there would be many screenshots of the offending tweets used to prove that this hashtag was actually being used for making threats against Mike Pence.
Instead, all I have seen are screenshots of tweets discussing the chants made by the mobs who stormed the Capitol last week, as well as many tweets asking why this hashtag was there.
If can share some screenshots of a "page full of Tweets", or link to some evidence, then I will gladly take that onboard.
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Re:The threats and violence Twitter won't police
by im3w1l on Thursday January 14, 2021 @01:28PM
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Yeah I've seen a lot of breakdown of good faith from both sides recently. I wonder if it's even fixable. It seems to be related to the modern commoditization of socialization. With a close friend, honesty is best, but with a stranger, pulling a fast one seems more attractive.
Re:The threats and violence Twitter won't police
by seneca on Thursday January 14, 2021 @12:37PM
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> Ahh see. There's your issue. Assuming these people are arguing in good faith.
Comments like this add nothing and degrade the conversation. The point of this site is conversation, not muck throwing.
Re:The threats and violence Twitter won't police
by ngai_aku on Thursday January 14, 2021 @12:25PM
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Why is this being parroted in every thread? Do you realize the trend was not itself a threat but a discussion about Trump supporters at the capitol calling for the hanging? The words are alarming without that context—- which I believe is why Twitter had it removed—-but surely discussing and condemning someone else’s hateful expressions is not the same as expressing those things yourself.
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