JNS: Legislators Accuse Twitter Of Allowing Content From Hamas And Hezbollah, Violating Law

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"A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers accused Twitter on Tuesday of violating U.S. law in allowing content from U.S.-designated terrorist groups, including Hezbollah and Hamas, to appear on its site. 'It is outrageous that Twitter, a U.S.-based publicly traded company, would carve out exceptions to accommodate internationally designated terrorist organizations,' Counter Extremism Project executive director David Ibsen told JNS. 'Twitter’s posture is representative of the tech industry’s absurd inconsistency, especially since Twitter removed Hamas-linked accounts back in 2016. Twitter’s latest refusal to apply standards consistently on its platform demonstrates how tech continues to apply its rules when it deems it convenient. This kind of government oversight is needed to ensure that the tech industry operates in a way that protects our national security.'”

 

 

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October 23, 2019
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