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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Deeply sorry': Twitter apologizes for Trump pushing conspiracy theory on Scarborough intern death
Twitter is seeking to expand its product features and policies after President Trump repeatedly pushed a conspiracy theory regarding the death of an intern who worked in former Rep. Joe Scarborough's congressional office.
The social media platform apologized on Tuesday morning for the president's insinuation that Scarborough, now a television host on MSNBC, may have been responsible for Lori Klausutiss 2001 death via Twitter, which has prompted calls for the company to remove the tweets.
We are deeply sorry about the pain these statements, and the attention they are drawing, are causing the family," a Twitter spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. "We've been working to expand existing product features and policies so we can more effectively address things like this going forward, and we hope to have those changes in place shortly."
The statement from Twitter came shortly after it was revealed that Klausutiss widower, Timothy, pleaded with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a letter sent last week to remove Trumps tweets from the social media platform.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/deeply-sorry-twitter-apologizes-for-trump-pushing-conspiracy-theory-on-scarborough-intern-death/ar-BB14Cme5?li=BBnb7Kz
Channeling Susan Collins
randr
(12,418 posts)Twitter?
Not likely
Politicub
(12,165 posts)makes the national news. I didn't read about the inflammatory tweets in question on Twitter... just in news stories about them.
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)I have seen the harm they do.
The Dorsey apology is much too little, much too late. He needs to be boycotted!
secondwind
(16,903 posts);grr:
padah513
(2,511 posts)He and Zuckerberg are quick to recite the First Amendment as their reason not to act, but what it really comes down to is $$$$
grumpyduck
(6,276 posts)Greedy fucking bastards.
I'm not on either one and will never be. I accept that other people find them useful, but I don't need them.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)Your platform is a means to an end for Trump and YOU are responsible for allowing it.
Your hack idiot staff at Twitter saw fit to ban my account forever after I tweeted that I hoped Trump "stroked out".
No effort to actually accuse him of murder salaciously.
No actual threat to his person or well-being.
Just a statement of fact - I would be MOST pleased to learn that the President died of a massive stroke.
Trump does 100X worse EVERY DAY....before he finishes his 4 AM dump.
Fuck Twitter.
Fuck Jack Dorsey.
And Fuck Donald Trump.
Hypocrites of a feather flock together. Clearly.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Id u weewee sawwry? Or is you doin' Pee Are?
Deeply sorry does nothing to alleviate the damage whatsoever and sits in the "road to hell is paved with good intentions" bin with "thoughts and prayers". That apology is a bit of an insult when you realize it is not really meaningful in a constructive sense.
Now about the revenue you made during this debacle? How does that fit into the apology? Right now, there is just more attention being paid to the venue.
I don't buy into any carefully thought out or canned corporate speak. It's like listening to someone you know is a sociopath and believing them and then being angry or resentful for doing what they did to you. The scorpion's nature is to sting you to death when you encounter it. You avoid it if you are able to and smart. What's not clear about that?
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)on this subject.
Ms. Toad
(34,117 posts)I figured one more voice couldn't hurt.
nolabear
(42,001 posts)He needs to go.
dmr
(28,350 posts)Hmmm ...
manhattan123
(302 posts)Did they take the tweets down?
This new policy will likely be toothless, and Trump will continue spewing his incendiary, racist lies on Twitter without pause.
11 Bravo
(23,928 posts)Because that mealy-mouthed bullshit has Susie-Q written all over it.
Hugin
(33,222 posts)Hav
(5,969 posts)Sorry that someone makes you go through your trauma again, but who cares really. You need to get a thicker skin because I don't feel like putting a stop to it. It's not too bad, you know.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,399 posts)just as they take down offensive tweets by normal people. Until they do that, "deeply sorry" is plainly a lie.
Midnight Writer
(21,822 posts)I didn't take the gun away from my son, in fact didn't even talk to him about it.
But I sure let my neighbor know how bad I feel about the whole situation.
badhair77
(4,222 posts)is worthless.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)At this point, he must have violated every TOS, every rule, every regulation that Twitter has in place an inexcusable number of times.
Twitter: Take this enfant terrible's toy away from him NOW. This nasty child must suffer the consequences of his repulsive actions.