Twitter is reportedly suspending some Twitter accounts:
Twitter suspends several of the most high-profile accounts in the alt-right movement https://t.co/jJcV2Zbpo2
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) November 16, 2016
Twitter suspends major alt-right accounts https://t.co/Zg1hvEo1tV via @Verge
— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) November 16, 2016
OK. Without even arguing that at all, here’s the thing: What about the people tweeting death threats to President-elect Trump? THAT isn’t hate speech?
Twitchy posted this 9 hours ago – I just checked & everyone who tweeted about killing Trump still has an account
Why, @jack @safety @gov https://t.co/2Llcfp1YVF
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 11, 2016
Checked again & 2 days after @TwitchyTeam posted this, all these people wishing death on Trump still have accounts
Why, @jack @safety @gov https://t.co/2LlcfoKnx5
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 13, 2016
Indeed. Take a look:
'Kill Donald Trump': Twisted cretins (and 2 journos) flood Twitter with death threats after election https://t.co/vDjVU5tzSh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 11, 2016
Some of them have deleted their tweets (but Twitchy is forevah), yet they still have active, non-suspended accounts. Why do those twisted individuals still have accounts and why aren’t they suspended as well? Twitter users wonder:
@Cameron_Gray @TwitchyTeam @jack @safety @gov How is this possible they got to keep their accounts? SMH!!!
— PeachsInGa (@PeachsInGa) November 14, 2016
@FBI Passing this tweet along. Should be looked into. #USA1 https://t.co/G1StwnfXH1
— Joe J (@JoeJ8948) November 14, 2016
Hi @Support does making death threats on @twitter violate TOS? Have any of these accounts been suspended? https://t.co/6WlPNGwiWl
— Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) November 11, 2016
Hmm. Stay tuned.
