There might be a very big change in the near future where Twitter is concerned. The social media platform has always had rules concerning offensive tweets. However, those rules have not applied to elected officials and other people who are deemed newsworthy. This is why President Donald Trump does not have his tweets removed when they break Twitter’s rules. It has been revealed that Twitter does not have any plans to delete any offensive tweets by Trump or other important people. However, the company is seriously thinking about labeling certain offensive tweets. These labels will put the offensive tweets into context. They will also clearly indicate that he tweets violate the rules of Twitter. However, they are not being removed because the person who made the tweet is important, reports Fortune.com.
Twitter has not made any definite decisions regarding what they are going to do about labeling tweets. They have only said they are thinking about making this change. The company has been criticized because of negative tweets that Trump has sent out about many people in the Democratic party and other world leaders. The news that Twitter is considering these changes comes as Facebook revealed that they will be eliminating all white nationalist content from their platform.
Social media platforms in general have taken a beating after the video of the New Zealand shooting was widely distributed on various sites. Twitter wants to get some good publicity now more than ever. Labeling offensive tweets will be a step in the right direction. Twitter is in a tough situation where Trump is concerned. He is one of the most important users of the platform. He has drawn a lot of attention to Twitter. People who love him or hate him want to follow him and find out what he has to say. Therefore, Twitter would receive a lot of criticism if they started to censor and delete Trump’s tweets.
Twitter has also been criticized for being a toxic environment with many hateful comments being posted. The company wants to improve its overall reputation. There are filters in place that prevent people from posting certain words. However, it could appear that more changes need to be made in the near future. What those changes are and when they will be implemented is anyone’s guess. Representatives from Twitter did not give any time frame regarding when any changes might be made to their policies.
Dil Bole Oberoi
