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Twitter is once again tightening its rules about what users can say on the platform.company The updated “Violent Speech” policy includes some notable additions compared to previous versions of the rules.
Interestingly, the new policy prohibits users from voicing sentiments such as “wanting to cause harm”. “This includes, but is not limited to, expecting others to die, suffer an illness, experience a tragic event, or have other physically harmful consequences. No,” says the rule. This is contrary to Twitter’s previous policy, which explicitly stated that it was a “statement of hope or desire for someone to experience physical harm.” it wasn’t Violate company rules.
Twitter’s previous policy stated that “anyone experiencing physical harm, making vague or indirect threats, or engaging in threatening behavior that is unlikely to cause serious or permanent injury. Statements expressing a desire or desire to according to Wayback Machine.
This change is not the only addition to the policy. Twitter’s rules also specify that it protects “infrastructure essential to daily, civic, or business activity” from threats of damage. From the rules:
Never threaten to physically harm another person. This includes, but is not limited to, threatening to kill, torture, sexually assault, or otherwise harm anyone. This includes threatening to damage civilian homes and shelters, or infrastructure essential to daily life and civic life. or business activities.
These may not seem like particularly eyebrow-raising changes, but they’re notable given Elon Musk’s earlier remarks about how Twitter treats speech. Before taking over the company, Tesla’s CEO said he would allow all legal speech. ” he said at the time.
This isn’t the first time Twitter’s rules have tightened since the Musk acquisition. The company’s rules changed after Musk’s private interaction with the (now suspended) @elonjet account that shared the whereabouts of his jet.
Twitter did not explain the reasons for the change, but said in a series of tweets that it could force accounts that violated its rules to be suspended or the tweets in question removed. No communication team to respond to comment requests.
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