Twitter issued a response to those calling for the removal of President Trump‘s recent tweet on North Korea.
North Korea’s foreign minister claimed Monday that the president’s “they won’t be around much longer!” tweet amounted to a declaration of war against the nation.
Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t be around much longer!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2017
The White House responded, calling the suggestion “absurd.”
Press Sec.: “We’ve not declared war on North Korea, and frankly, the suggestion of that is absurd” https://t.co/87mwyVF2yH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 25, 2017
But BuzzFeed questioned whether Twitter’s terms of service were violated in a report on Monday, noting that the social media site “appears unwilling to weigh in” though a Twitter spokesperson told BuzzFeed News it “does not comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons.”
Twitter did respond later, however, in a series of tweets announcing the company would soon be updating its public-facing rules.
THREAD: Some of you have been asking why we haven’t taken down the Tweet mentioned here: https://t.co/CecwG0qHmq 1/6
— Twitter PublicPolicy (@Policy) September 25, 2017
We hold all accounts to the same Rules, and consider a number of factors when assessing whether Tweets violate our Rules 2/6
— Twitter PublicPolicy (@Policy) September 25, 2017
Among the considerations is “newsworthiness” and whether a Tweet is of public interest 3/6
— Twitter PublicPolicy (@Policy) September 25, 2017
This has long been internal policy and we’ll soon update our public-facing rules to reflect it. We need to do better on this, and will 4/6
— Twitter PublicPolicy (@Policy) September 25, 2017
Twitter is committed to transparency and keeping people informed about what’s happening in the world 5/6
— Twitter PublicPolicy (@Policy) September 25, 2017
We’ll continue to be guided by these fundamental principles 6/6
— Twitter PublicPolicy (@Policy) September 25, 2017
Tensions are high as Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un continue to trade barbs and threats in their escalating war of words as the rogue nation continues failed attempts at missile launches. Trump called Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” during a speech last week and the North Korean leader responded with a vow to “surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire.”
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