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Takket

(21,575 posts)
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:30 PM Oct 2018

Twitter user reported Magabomber for death threats. Was told it did not violate rules

UNFUCKING BELIEVABLE

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/26/cesar-sayoc-threats-rochelle-ritchie-blames-twitter-trump/1779398002/

SAN FRANCISCO –Two weeks before Cesar Sayoc allegedly mailed pipe bombs to Democrats across the country, political commentator Rochelle Ritchie says she complained to Twitter about threats he made against her, including menacing messages and disturbing images such as alligators and human body parts, following one of her appearances on Fox News.

One of the tweets from Sayoc's account read: "We will see you 4 sure. Hug your loved ones real close every time you leave you home." Ritchie says Twitter informed her that Sayoc's tweets did not violate the company's rules.

So Ritchie, 36, a former press secretary for House Democrats, says she was stunned Friday when she learned that the man she reported for threatening her was suspected of mailing pipe bombs to at least a dozen Democrats and other critics of President Trump. And then, she said, she got "really, really mad."

"I had reported this to Twitter and they did absolutely nothing about it," she told USA TODAY. "What's abusive behavior? Do I have to be found floating in the Everglades in order for this to be taken seriously? Does a bomb have to go off in order for this to be taken seriously?"

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Twitter user reported Magabomber for death threats. Was told it did not violate rules (Original Post) Takket Oct 2018 OP
Twitter is useful, sort of, but like other social media companies they don't give a sh*t about users RockRaven Oct 2018 #1
Ali Velshi was really pissed off about this today. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2
WTF. MontanaMama Oct 2018 #3
And of course Twitter suspended the account once it went viral. joshcryer Oct 2018 #4
She appeared on Ari's show this evening. BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #5
When their #1 user/fanatic is Trump, is it surprising??? kerry-is-my-prez Oct 2018 #6
I wish she hadn't exposed her venerability MagickMuffin Oct 2018 #7
When the Dems reclaim the House, I want one hearing to be about the double standard of these tech Hassler Oct 2018 #8

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
1. Twitter is useful, sort of, but like other social media companies they don't give a sh*t about users
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:34 PM
Oct 2018

because users are not the ones who give them money. AND THAT IS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT. Not "user experience." Not "connecting people." Not "building community." They care about money. Are you giving them money? No? Then they don't care about you.

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)
2. Ali Velshi was really pissed off about this today.
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:36 PM
Oct 2018

He said on MSNBC that they could spend three whole days on this aspect of the magabomber alone and he will get into it more next week. He is good!

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
4. And of course Twitter suspended the account once it went viral.
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:38 PM
Oct 2018

And it wasn't because of reports, they just want to hide the notoriety their platform enables.

kerry-is-my-prez

(8,133 posts)
6. When their #1 user/fanatic is Trump, is it surprising???
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:47 PM
Oct 2018

With the shit that you see him post and all his little followers post......

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)
7. I wish she hadn't exposed her venerability
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 08:47 PM
Oct 2018

of ordinary people opening their own mail.

Stay safe out there, Rochelle!!!

Hassler

(3,379 posts)
8. When the Dems reclaim the House, I want one hearing to be about the double standard of these tech
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:38 PM
Oct 2018

Media outlets. Just one, "Sir, why do you allow the reckless endangerment of liberals?"

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