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Context 1: Twitter's rules "explicitly bar direct, specific threats of violence against others", the company says "manually reviewing every Tweet is not possible due to Twitter's global reach and level of activity".
Context 2: "Ms Creasy received the abusive tweets after publicly backing feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who was also targeted by Twitter "trolls" following her campaign to have a woman featured on a UK banknote.Both Ms Criado-Perez and Ms Creasy received rape and death threats via Twitter."
Context 3: UK Protection From Harassment Act 1997 already exists to protect from harassment.
So - It seems Stella Creasy has managed to get Twitter to add an anti-harassment clause into its rules. These rules may or may not apply across the world but if they do - users around the world may be affected by a piece of UK law. (They can't be charged in a UK court if outside the UK.)
Question - what's to stop another government minister in another country asking for a new clause which may or may not also become part of Twitter's rules around the world? (I'm asking given Twitter's more admirable role in the Arab Spring.)
Question - Is it a good thing that Twitter had to change its rule when the more fundamental change demanded (a report abuse) button has been implemented which I believe would be more effective?
N.B. Sorry about the fonts
Context 2: "Ms Creasy received the abusive tweets after publicly backing feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who was also targeted by Twitter "trolls" following her campaign to have a woman featured on a UK banknote.Both Ms Criado-Perez and Ms Creasy received rape and death threats via Twitter."
Context 3: UK Protection From Harassment Act 1997 already exists to protect from harassment.
So - It seems Stella Creasy has managed to get Twitter to add an anti-harassment clause into its rules. These rules may or may not apply across the world but if they do - users around the world may be affected by a piece of UK law. (They can't be charged in a UK court if outside the UK.)
Question - what's to stop another government minister in another country asking for a new clause which may or may not also become part of Twitter's rules around the world? (I'm asking given Twitter's more admirable role in the Arab Spring.)
Question - Is it a good thing that Twitter had to change its rule when the more fundamental change demanded (a report abuse) button has been implemented which I believe would be more effective?
N.B. Sorry about the fonts
