Twitter explained why they failed to remove the offensive and unconfirmed anti-Muslim tweets shared by President Trump.
Web site argued that decision not to remove violent extreme right Britain The first videos that were retweeted by the US president had nothing to do with the episode that brings global headlines.
Between Therese May and the US president broke up after responding to three anti-Muslim videos replaced by deputy leader of the British First marginal political group.
Two featured violent scenes, including someone who was pushed from the roof and another attacked person, suggested to Twitter users that they violated the site guidelines. One of the videos that claimed the attacker was a Muslim migrant quickly became recognized as a false news.
The current Twitter statement has shown that content is allowed to stay online as it has triggered the discussion. ...
It pointed to guidance in its help centre which said: ‘There may be the rare occasion when we allow controversial content or behaviour which may otherwise violate our rules to remain on our service because we believe there is a legitimate public interest in its availability.’
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey rowed back on the suggestion, saying: ‘We mistakenly pointed to the wrong reason we didn’t take action on the videos from earlier this week.’
In a series of posts shared from the Twitter Safety account, the social media giant appeared to set out why Mr Trump’s tweets remained on the site.
It wrote: ‘Earlier this week Tweets were sent that contained graphic and violent videos. We pointed people to our Help Center to explain why they remained up, and this caused some confusion.
‘To clarify: these videos are not being kept up because they are newsworthy or for public interest. Rather, these videos are permitted on Twitter based on our current media policy.
‘We will continue to re-evaluate and examine our policies as the world around us evolves. We appreciate the feedback and will continue to listen.’
According to Twitter’s media policy, a post breaches guidelines if it contains ‘gory media related to death, serious injury, violence or surgical procedures’.
It lists examples including the moment someone dies, a gruesome crime scene or bodily harm, torture, dismemberment or mutilation.
The Prime Minister previously said Mr Trump was ‘wrong’ to retweet videos posted by Britain First’s deputy leader Jayda Fransen, which she condemned as a ‘hateful organisation’ dedicated to spreading division and mistrust.
It pointed to guidance in its help centre which said: ‘There may be the rare occasion when we allow controversial content or behaviour which may otherwise violate our rules to remain on our service because we believe there is a legitimate public interest in its availability.’
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey rowed back on the suggestion, saying: ‘We mistakenly pointed to the wrong reason we didn’t take action on the videos from earlier this week.’
In a series of posts shared from the Twitter Safety account, the social media giant appeared to set out why Mr Trump’s tweets remained on the site.
It wrote: ‘Earlier this week Tweets were sent that contained graphic and violent videos. We pointed people to our Help Center to explain why they remained up, and this caused some confusion.
‘To clarify: these videos are not being kept up because they are newsworthy or for public interest. Rather, these videos are permitted on Twitter based on our current media policy.
‘We will continue to re-evaluate and examine our policies as the world around us evolves. We appreciate the feedback and will continue to listen.’
According to Twitter’s media policy, a post breaches guidelines if it contains ‘gory media related to death, serious injury, violence or surgical procedures’.
It lists examples including the moment someone dies, a gruesome crime scene or bodily harm, torture, dismemberment or mutilation.
The Prime Minister previously said Mr Trump was ‘wrong’ to retweet videos posted by Britain First’s deputy leader Jayda Fransen, which she condemned as a ‘hateful organisation’ dedicated to spreading division and mistrust.
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