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Demand Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey enforce stricter policies and ban white
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Dear John.
Twitter is enabling violence by allowing white nationalist marketing on
its platform. A recent test by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
exposed Twitter’s paid ad policies which allow advertisers to target users
who have posted or searched racist keywords.^1
According to Twitter, advertisers targeting users based on sensitive
categories such as political affiliation or beliefs, racial or ethnic
origin, or religious or philosophical affiliation or beliefs, is against
its paid ad policy.^2 However, the BBC successfully ran ads targeting
three different audiences using white supremacist key words, even after
Twitter claimed to have ad reviews in place, to prevent this happening. By
allowing paid ads to target users who have posted or searched white
supremacist keywords, Twitter is allowing white nationalist movements to
grow and organize on its platform which can result in real-life violence
against Black users.
[ [link removed] ]TAKE ACTION NOW: Demand CEO Jack Dorsey enforce stricter policies and
ban white nationalists.
Twitter continues to compromise the safety of its Black users by blatantly
ignoring the severity of white nationalists on its platform. Last
November, Color Of Change and the Change The Terms coalition delivered
over 100,000+ petition signatures demanding Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey remove
hate speech and white nationalists from Twitter. It is becoming clear that
the safety of its Black users is not a priority for him.
[ [link removed] ]TAKE ACTION NOW: Demand Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey enforce stricter
policies and ban white nationalists.
Until justice is real,
--Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Evan, Johnny, Jade, Future, Eesha, Samantha,
Marcus, FolaSade, Jenette, Cierra and the rest of the Color Of Change team
(see our email below for more information on this campaign)
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References:
1. “Twitter Apologizes for Letting Ads Target Neo-nazis and Bigots, BBC
News, January 16, 2020,
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2. Twitter, “Policies for Keyword Targeting,” Twitter Business website,
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accessed January 17, 2020.
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Twitter has turned a blind eye to white nationalism and now is a megaphone
for hate speech. Twitter has yet to take action to change its terms of use
to prevent the spread of white nationalist hate speech following the
two-year anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally in
Charlottesville, Virginia, and the recent white nationalist violence in El
Paso, Texas. Twitter has failed Black and Brown people and continues to
put us in danger. It’s long overdue for Twitter to adopt stricter policies
to prevent the spread of hate speech online.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Demand Twitter regulate the spread of hate speech.
For years, Trump has used Twitter to incite hate, mobilize white
nationalism, and invoke fear and prejudice in Americans. Twitter, a
platform designed to connect and share ideas, is now home to white
nationalists and other hateful ideological groups that wish to push
harmful ideas to the masses and organize around those ideas. Since the
2017 Unite the Right rally, the most deadly white nationalist march in
years, Twitter’s failure to address hateful ideologies and enforce more
comprehensive policies against hate speech has allowed white nationalist
to organize, fundraise for, and normalize attacks on our communities.
[ [link removed] ]Demand Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey adopt stricter policies to regulate hate
speech.
Last month, Trump used Twitter to direct a wave of hate at Rep. Ilhan
Omar, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep.
Rashida Tlaib, four Black and Brown American congresswomen, by demanding
they "go back to their countries.” He followed that with more vicious and
racist Twitter attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings and Al Sharpton.
Twitter announced last month it would label posts from world leaders when
they violate company policies, but it has repeatedly failed to label
Trump's racist tweets. Twitter has failed to combat racism and hate speech
even according to the low bar it set for itself.
White nationalist violence continues to manifest across the country,
fueled by unregulated social media platforms. As a result, real lives are
at stake. Color Of Change, along Free Press and Media Justice, and other
human, civil, and digital rights groups, have come together in a joint
effort to form the Change the Terms coalition. Collectively we are
demanding that Twitter adopt recommended corporate policies and terms of
service to ensure that social media platforms, payment service providers,
and other internet-based services are not places where hate speech and
extremism can grow. It’s time we demand safe digital spaces for Black and
Brown people to share, connect, inspire, and be free from hate speech and
physical harm.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Demand Twitter regulate the spread of hate speech.
Until justice is real,
Brandi Collins-Dexter, [ [link removed] ]Color Of Change
Jessica J. González, [ [link removed] ]Free Press
Steven Renderos, [ [link removed] ]Media Justice
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References:
1. “Two Years Ago, They Marched in Charlottesville. Where Are They Now?”
ADL, August 8, 2019,
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2. “Twitter Under Fire Again for Failing to Ban White Supremacists as
Charlottesville Anniversary Nears,” Gizmodo, August 2, 2019,
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3. “Twitter Says Trump’s Tweet Didn’t Violate Its Rules Against Racism
but Won’t Say Why,” The Washington Post, July 15, 2019,
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4. “Twitter Says Trump’s Tweet Didn’t Violate Its Rules Against Racism
but Won’t Say Why,” The Washington Post, July 15, 2019,
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5. “Twitter Under Fire Again for Failing to Ban White Supremacists as
Charlottesville Anniversary Nears,” Gizmodo, August 2, 2019,
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