Twitter updates violent speech policy to ban ‘wishes of harm’
That change isn't the only addition to the policy. Twitter’s rules now also explicitly protects “infrastructure that is essential to daily, civic, or business activities” from threats of damage. From the rules:
You may not threaten to inflict physical harm on others, which includes threatening to kill, torture, sexually assault, or otherwise hurt someone. This also includes threatening to damage civilian homes and shelters, or infrastructure that is essential to daily, civic,These may not seem like particularly eyebrow-raising changes, but they are notable given Elon Musk’s previous statements about how speech should be handled on Twitter.
It’s also not the first time Twitter’s rules have become more restrictive since Musk’s takeover. The company’s rules aroundchanged following his dustup with the @elonjet account, which shared the whereabouts of Musk’s private jet. Twitter didn’t explain its rationale for the changes, but noted in a series of tweets that it may suspend accounts breaking the rules or force them to delete the tweets in question. The company no longer has a communications team to respond to requests for comment.
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