Twitter, Facebook ban posts wishing for President Trump's death from COVID-19

[Polybius]

Source: WGN9

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Social media outlets are responding to posts from those online saying they hope Pres. Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis results in his death.

On Friday, Twitter responded to reports claiming accounts would be suspended for wishing for the President’s death, with the company saying: “tweets that wish or hope for death, serious bodily harm or fatal disease against anyone are not allowed and will need to be removed. this does not automatically mean suspension.”

Meanwhile, Facebook says the company is removing death threats or content that wishes death, including comments on Trump’s posts or his page, in addition to content tagging him.

But some allege that the new policy is special treatment. Twitter and Facebook have previously been accused of failing to punish death threats, particularly against marginalized communities such as women, people of color and trans individuals.

Read more: https://wgntv.com/news/twitter-facebook-ban-posts-wishing-for-president-trumps-death-from-covid-19/

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[ResistantAmerican17]

1. F them both.

[oldsoftie]

2. Fine with me. That attitude sucks.

[Orrex]

6. I'm ok with it.

[JI7]

28. They are ok with threats against minorities and women

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

3. Yet they do nothing about Trump and his minions posting lies that lead to death and outright murder.

But RWers do so in direct and indirect ways all the time and little is done to stop it.

[oldsoftie]

18. As someone with trump facebook friends, yes, they DO flag or remove them.

I see it EVERY day and it sure pisses them off. Posts are either blocked as false or labeled misinformation with the real info posted right under their stupid one! But that didnt start till about 4-5 months ago
I dont do twitter, so i cant comment on them

[SWBTATTReg]

4. What about tweets from trump himself saying that the CV was a hoax, etc.? I hope that these media

outlets banned that particular tweet, banned the tweeter, but I kind of doubt that they did (banned trump)...

[amb123]

5. Don't turn tRump into a martyr by making such posts.

Don't give that bastard the satisfaction. Besides, we need him healthy for trial after we kick his ass out in November.

[Orrex]

8. If I had any confidence that he'd see jail time, I'd be on board with that

But if nature's mysterious ways should conspire to take care of him, I'd be just fine with that, too.


His fuckhead cultists will praise him as a martyr regardless of how we act or what we post, so I'm not going to censor myself in deference to their fuckheadness.

My only regret is that we haven't had the joy of seeing him collapse at the podium on live tv, pissing and shitting himself all the way to the floor.

[mobeau69]

10. Yes, a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

[lambchopp59]

26. Hear, hear, and that includes here.

Oh, do I ever want DT to get better after he's intubated for at least a week. Then suffer a crushing defeat at the polls. Then lose his fortunes in court and debts and lawsuits. Then spend some jail time he wished on his rivals.
Let's keep taking the high road. Even when sometimes it's a bit sarcastic.

[Orrex]

7. Can I still wish for him to drown in an industrial vat of liquefied pigshit?

What about falling into a volcano or getting flattened by a meteor?

Or maybe choking on a ketchup-soaked steak, well done of course?

Can I wish for him to be torn apart by howler monkeys?


I wish that the guidelines were more clear, is what I'm saying.

[LPBBEAR]

9. enjoying the break

I don't care if he dies but I am sure enjoying the quiet period away from his constant barrage of bullshit. I hope his hospital stay is long.

[TeamPooka]

12. good. that's not acceptable. We don't deal in hate speech, that's them.

[Orrex]

15. Nothing hateful about it.

I'd love to see him succumb to the disease that he's worked so hard to spread.

Love it! No hate whatsoever!

[sl8]

13. Interesting that they specify, "... from covid" n/t

[beastie boy]

14. My heart goes out to Melania!

[Boogiemack]

16. NOPE! I really don't care. Do You? nt

[beastie boy]

17. Give the poor woman a break for gods sake! Where will she post her longings for Trump's death now?

[oldsoftie]

20. Wouldnt it have been something if ONLY Trump & Hicks had gotten it?

Oh, the rumors that would come out of THAT

[PatrickforO]

19. The horse has already run off. No sense

shutting the barn door now.

[llmart]

21. After all the hateful things the orange jackass has posted on Twitter...

all I can say is Twitter is hypocritical. So glad I've never signed up.

[cstanleytech]

22. Yet they do not ban Trump himself for violating the sites ToS.

[radius777]

23. Social media is a Putin/Trump/RW sewer.

Pretty sure there are alots of posts wishing for bad things to happen to Biden, Hillary, Obama etc.

Pretty sure the RW celebrated the death of RBG.

But suddenly anyone who doesn't send flowers to Trump to get well soon is a bad person.

[Progressive dog]

25. They're sucking up to the psychopath and

his followers-as usual. I hope when Biden is president, the justice department will start enforcing the monopoly laws.

[louzke9]

27. This is Pure....

BULLCRAP! A poster on FB posted that Hilary Clinton was a "C**t and he hoped she would catch Corona19 and DIE! My sister posted a complaint about it to the FB police. Their response....it didn't violate their protocols against harassment and violence!

[louzke9]

30. Further....

A FB poster posted a photo of Trump with his face morphed into Putin's with a caption added...."I took the Russian vaccine and can report NO side affects." FB BANNED the photo so the poster subsequently posted the photo at social media site LIKER!

[RandiFan1290]

29. I was blocked and accused of 'alert spamming'

For reporting death threats and wishes against President Obama several years ago