Twitter Revises Policy Banning Threats and Abuse
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/twitter-revises-policy-banning-threats-abuse-35999410
Twitter has revised its rules of conduct to emphasize that it
prohibits violent threats and abusive behavior by users,
promising a tough stance at a time when critics are calling for
the online service to adopt a harder line against extremists.
While the new policy unveiled Tuesday doesn't substantively
change what's allowed, it may help Twitter answer criticism from
politicians and others who say militant extremists are using the
service and other social networks to recruit members and promote
their violent agendas.
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Interesting and reasonably measured, though unlikely to be of much real
world impact, except perhaps to encourage demands for broad censorship
from the usual free speech haters.
--Lauren--
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