Twitter Tries to Find a Balance Between Promoting Free Speech and Curbing Abuse
http://fortune.com/2016/07/20/twitter-bans-troll-milo-yiannopolous/ Twitter has spent much of its life promoting itself as a haven for free speech--the "free-speech wing of the free-speech party," as a number of senior executives have described it. But that commitment is proving to be a lot more complicated than Twitter probably hoped it would be, as it tries to figure out how to cope with systemic harassment and abuse. The latest flashpoint in this ongoing battle came on Tuesday, when the account of notorious troll Milo Yiannopolous--also known as Nero--was permanently banned by Twitter, following a torrent of racist and sexist abuse directed at comedian Leslie Jones that she says has forced her to leave the service completely. - - - G+ Social Media Policy Issues discussions: https://plus.google.com/communities/113316480805914604004 --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
