Twitter gives neo-Nazis, racists Dec. 18 deadline—and could then kick them out entirely

Twitter is cracking down on hate speech and not just by looking at its own site. 

In what amounts to a major shift in Twitter policy, the company announced on Friday that it will be monitoring user’s behavior “on and off the platform” and will suspend a user’s account if they affiliate with violent organizations, according to an update to Twitter’s Help Center on Friday. 

“You also may not affiliate with organizations that — whether by their own statements or activity both on and off the platform — use or promote violence against civilians to further their causes,” the update reads. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Twitter gives neo-Nazis, racists Dec. 18 deadline—and could then kick them out entirely