Business 66 – Twitter’s Trump Predicament

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Twitter lets President Trump's tweets stand but suspends another ...

Warm up

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  1. What industry do you work in and what is your role?
  2. What are your responses in your role / position?
  3. Can you describe to the function of your workplace / company?
  4. How many departments, how many offices. National or International?
  5. What are the minimum requirements for employment ie Education or Experience?
  6. How many opportunities are there to ‘move up the ladder’?
  7. What is the process for changing job roles ie Interview? Test?

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General discussion about your workweek:

  1. Current projects? Deadlines? Opportunities?
  2. Anything of interest happening?

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Script

Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence ...

1. President Trump is testing the limits of Twitter’s free speech policies and making it more difficult for the social network to remain politically neutral. Twitter faced heavy criticism after it attempted to explain why it did not delete President Trump’s recent retweet of videos critical of Muslims.

2.  As reported by CNN, Twitter explains that sometimes it is more lenient for content that may otherwise violate it’s policies against hate speech, if the tweet is particularly newsworthy.

3.  “To help ensure people have an opportunity to see every side of an issue, there may be the rare occasion when we allow controversial content or behavior which may otherwise violate our rules,” Twitter explained to CNN, something echoed on their blog.

4. Twitter is in a difficult spot and the company’s decisions could have far-reaching consequences for the tech industry. Populist conservatives have already begun to set their sights on big tech, and are seeking heavy regulation around their power to regulate content on their own platforms. For instance, many prominent conservatives have long lamented the way the company selectively gives some users a blue “verified” check mark next to their name.

5. In 2016, the company suspended the account of conservative blogger Milo Yiannopoulos, who built a reputation on posting inflammatory ideas to protest free speech restrictions. Eventually, he crossed the line into what Twitter felt was a violation of their policies and got suspended.

6. As of now, the conservative idea of regulations on free speech policies is theoretical and few officials have taken the idea seriously. But, going after a sitting President could quickly turn a theoretical threat into something much more practical.

7. President Trump is obviously quite fond of Twitter and many of his followers feel that social media has given him power over the establishment media. Suspending his account or deleting his tweets could envoke the ire of the most powerful office in the U.S. government, and begin serious debate over regulations tech companies would rather not deal with.

8. It’s quite possible that going after the President could backfire and leave tech companies with less power to regulate the content that critics want taken off the platforms. These are difficult issues with no easy answers. It’s unclear how long Twitter–or other social networks–will be able to remain neutral.
Discussion

1. What social media do you use? Which is your favourite?

2. Do you think there should more control on social media?

3. Can you live without social media?