TWITTER TURNS ‘BIG BROTHER’ OVER SPEECH
‘Trust & Safety Council’ called ominous sign for conservatives on social networking
WND.com
Feb. 18, 2016
Twitter apparently is going “Big Brother” on users over speech.
Either that, or it’s making a turn that is distinctly progressive.
The social networking giant recently unveiled a “Trust & Safety Council” as part of a new “strategy to ensure that people feel safe expressing themselves on Twitter.”
The worry?
Some of the “40 organizations and experts” making up the council are frequent critics of conservatives and Christians, including the homosexual rights group GLAAD, the Anti-Defamation League, the feminist organization Feminist Frequency, and the Islamic organization the Wahid Institute.
In its official announcement, Twitter claimed the council would attempt to “strike the right balance between fighting abuse and speaking truth to power.” The rules say they are designed to prevent online bullying, including death threats and encouragement to commit suicide.
However, critics wonder if Twitter is practicing a double standard. Leftists have used Twitter to make violent threats against conservatives, including overt calls to assassinate Republican frontrunner Donald J. Trump, seemingly without much reaction from the social networking giant.
Indeed, supporters of Trump seem to be particularly targeted by Twitter. A number of pro-Trump posters have been banned in recent weeks. Among them was the user @RWSurferGirl, who had over 665,000 followers and had been quoted widely in the mainstream media.
Media critic Milo Yiannopoulos (@Nero), editor of Breitbart Tech, had his “verified” account status revoked for unnamed “violations of the Twitter rules” early in January. Outraged fans started a hashtag, #JeSuisMilo, to express solidarity with Yiannopoulos, which was soon one of the top trending hashtags on the site. However, as of this writing his “verified” status had not been restored.
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