NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Twitter on Tuesday took aim at President Trump again.
The company added an advisory to a tweet in which he threatened protesters seeking to establish an "autonomous zone" in Washington, D.C. -- similar to what protesters did in Seattle -- with "serious force."
Twitter Safety department tweeted, "We've placed a public interest notice on this Tweet for violating our policy against abusive behavior, specifically, the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group. Per our policies, this Tweet will remain on the service given its relevance to ongoing public conversation. Engagements with the Tweet will be limited. People will be able to Retweet with Comment, but not Like, Reply, or Retweet it."
The advisory attached to Trump's tweet reads, "This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about abusive behavior. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public's interest for the Tweet to remain accessible."
We've placed a public interest notice on this Tweet for violating our policy against abusive behavior, specifically, the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group.https://t.co/AcmW6O6d4t
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) June 23, 2020
Per our policies, this Tweet will remain on the service given its relevance to ongoing public conversation.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) June 23, 2020
Engagements with the Tweet will be limited. People will be able to Retweet with Comment, but not Like, Reply, or Retweet it.
