{"id":55643,"date":"2018-01-06T19:57:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T19:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/twitter-says-it-wont-block-tweets-from-world-leaders\/"},"modified":"2018-01-06T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T19:57:46","slug":"twitter-says-it-wont-block-tweets-from-world-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/twitter-says-it-wont-block-tweets-from-world-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter says it won\u2019t block tweets from world leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Without mentioning President Donald Trump by name, Twitter on Friday said it won\u2019t block or remove tweets from \u201cworld leaders.\u201d The social media company posted a blog following pressure it\u2019s received to remove incendiary tweets from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets, would hide important information people should be able to see and debate,\u201d the company wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitter.com\/official\/en_us\/topics\/company\/2017\/world-leaders-and-twitter.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a>. \u201cIt would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter didn\u2019t define which world leaders\u2019 tweets would be protected, though elsewhere in the statement, the company referred to \u201celected\u201d world leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe review Tweets by leaders within the political context that defines them, and enforce our rules accordingly,\u201d the company wrote. \u201cNo one person\u2019s account drives Twitter\u2019s growth, or influences these decisions. We work hard to remain unbiased with the public interest in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Public outcry over some of Trump\u2019s tweets, like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/948355557022420992\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one<\/a> about the size of his nuclear button being larger than that of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has put pressure on the social media company to block the tweets and more specifically define what kind of tweet violates its terms of service. Twitter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/twitter-rules\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rules<\/a> prohibit violence, including threats and targeted abusive behavior in tweets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/twitter-says-it-wont-block-tweets-from-world-leaders-donald-trump\/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p> [contf] [contfnew]         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMd3Tz2gX9xSa6CJyaOj2dokBVcrdaT4yY3R3RI7YmL18vCLZZ\"\/> <\/p>\n<h5>Politico<\/h5>\n<p> [contfnewc] [contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without mentioning President Donald Trump by name, Twitter o..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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