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Twitter Says It's Cracking Down on Hate Speech (usatoday.com)
With public backlash growing, Twitter says it's taking steps to crack down on hate speech, from making it easier to report alleged incidents on the social media service to educating moderators on what kind of conduct violates the rules. From a report on USA Today: Twitter users will also gain more control over their experience on Twitter with the ability to mute words and phrases, even entire conversations, if they don't want to receive notifications about them, said Del Harvey, Twitter's head of safety. The effort comes as an uptick in biased graffiti, assaults and other incidents have been reported in the news and on social media since Election Day, prompting president-elect Donald Trump to call for people to "stop it" during a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday night. The FBI reports that hate crimes rose 7% in 2015, led by attacks on Muslim Americans.
You mean like refusing to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding, because you find homosexuality morally abhorrent?
Lesbians are a protected class. People who bake cakes are not.
If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
Threatening violence is different than professing strong distaste for something.
Sure, well, if someone was yelling how they merely had a very strong distaste for the Jews, in the middle of a restaurant, then you sure could eject them. The GGP seemed to be arguing against that.
Just because someone is offended by another's thoughts doesn't give them the right to try to change them
Trying to change someone's thoughts is literally the entire purpose of free speech. Of course, you can't force them to listen...
SJW n. One who posts facts.