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floppyboo

(2,461 posts) Wed Mar 20, 2019, 01:52 PM Mar 2019

What's the protocol on posting tweets? or any links with hate content? [View all]

Lately I've noticed a huge rise in the re-posting of tweets, that in themselves, could be considered fairly neutral, yet the comments (and I'm going to guess because of the followers) are full of hate.

Is this sort of thing going to get around the 'support democrats' rule because of the first amendment, and if so, are rules of engagement here so easily corrupted?

Is it cool to report on someone who posts a tweet where the comments are 100% anti-democratic? Or slamming a Democratic Presidential candidate? Or should I just not read? Should this hate be in my face here at DU?

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What's the protocol on posting tweets? or any links with hate content? [View all] floppyboo Mar 2019 OP

Pretty much any prominent Democrat who tweets gets vile hateful comments emulatorloo Mar 2019 #1

I wasn't talking about tweets from prominent Democrats. Tweets from this DU community floppyboo Mar 2019 #4

Yes see my third paragraph above. emulatorloo Mar 2019 #19

Context is everything... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #2

yes - following the link. Not doing it anymore. Was too sad and mean! floppyboo Mar 2019 #3

that's why the admins made it possible to embed tweets. Stick with those posts that do, I guess. hlthe2b Mar 2019 #5

explain please. So if there is just a link, but no text, that is ok and embedded? floppyboo Mar 2019 #8

Here is a post of my own that includes an embedded tweet hlthe2b Mar 2019 #11

I would be totally cool with someone posting the tweet and not the link floppyboo Mar 2019 #6

It is content on DU which is juried not content elsewhere. hlthe2b Mar 2019 #7

so if the content is posted to DU, then it can be juried here? nt floppyboo Mar 2019 #10

If what is posted breaks the TOS rules for the site, yes, but again context is everything. hlthe2b Mar 2019 #13

what about deriding LW comments against some Dems? floppyboo Mar 2019 #14

well, it is against the rules to attack (not just criticize) but attack DEMS, but I'd try to be sure hlthe2b Mar 2019 #15

But this is exactly the problem I'm having! floppyboo Mar 2019 #16

Well, you could include some posts/links to recent posts in a question to 'Ask the Administrators' hlthe2b Mar 2019 #17

I have asked a # of questions. 2 months and waiting... floppyboo Mar 2019 #18

If people don't remove the "mobile." from the link, they just get the link, not tblue37 Mar 2019 #9

this makes sense to me, as I don't have a phone and have to go through some steps floppyboo Mar 2019 #12

Is the new question in the age of twitter: What is a moderated site? floppyboo Mar 2019 #20

You want to be in a bubble? Do you think that is possible? Do you think that is wise? PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #27

maybe, well not maybe, there should be a forum where all tweets are posted nt msongs Mar 2019 #21

I like that idea! floppyboo Mar 2019 #23

Let DU members decide. Ptah Mar 2019 #22

high level of discussion lunasmithiam Mar 2019 #24

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great question. i hope we get an answer. k & r Kurt V. Apr 2019 #26

I'm not understanding... Do we not want to comment on what they post? Do we not want to... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #28

Ya - that's part of what I'm talking about floppyboo Apr 2019 #29

In my opinion, that's a bad rule. It's usually enforced by mob rule... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #30

thanks for the insights. floppyboo Apr 2019 #32

more... floppyboo Apr 2019 #31