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No One Exempt From Hate-Speech Rules On Twitter, Not Even Donald Trump
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Micro-blogging site Twitter recently banned hundreds of accounts that violated its rules and said no one is exempt from its hate-speech rules – not even President-elect Donald Trump. "The Twitter Rules prohibit violent threats, harassment, hateful conduct, and multiple account abuse, and we will take action on accounts violating those policies," a company spokesperson told online magazine Slate.
"The Twitter Rules apply to all accounts, including verified accounts," the spokesperson was quoted as saying, and that could mean, hypothetically, Trump, who has a track record of using social networking sites to flag conspiracy theories, attack reporters and even threaten political rivals, could too be banned or suspended.
With inputs from IANS
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