The social media firm is asking researchers to help it work out whether they should kick racists off the platform—or keep them on to help change their mind, Motherboard reports.
Errrr, is the answer yes? Twitter’s argument is that “conversation and counter-speech” can work to de-radicalise extremists online. It is now working with academics to see if that is actually the case.
Really? Many experts are skeptical of this idea. And if you spend much time on Twitter you'll know it can be an absolute dumpster fire, especially for women or minorities. There aren't many obvious signs that counter-speech works.
Playing catchup: While Twitter currently bans abusive content and lets users report posts, its policy often seems to be applied pretty unevenly. Facebook and Instagram have already banned prominent white supremacists. Twitter has been resistant, until now (former KKK leader David Duke is still on there, for example.) That might be the first step.
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