Over the weekend, Donald Trump used the Twitter platform to incite and promote violence against women by posting a video of himself hitting a golfball into Hillary Clinton’s head.
1. This is just the latest example of Trump’s misuse of the site—earlier this summer, he used Twitter to threaten an entire nation!
2 A significant number of Trump’s tweets have also included language of hate, racial discrimination, fearmongering, and outright lies.
Sources:
1. “Trump’s Hillary Clinton tweet: Does it violate Twitter’s rules on violence?,” The Washington Post, September 18, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/14606?t=21&akid=190086%2E20819580%2En4pgM0
2. “Even if Trump’s North Korea tweets violate terms of service, he’s not getting banned,” Mashable, August 11, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/14607?t=23&akid=190086%2E20819580%2En4pgM0
3. “Can Twitter Shut Down Donald Trump’s Account? Should it?”
Newsweek, August 11, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/14228?t=25&akid=190086%2E20819580%2En4pgM0