Dehumanizing Speech To Be Banned By Twitter
In a post on Tuesday morning, Twitter has released a new moderation policy explicitly banning dehumanizing speech Twitter executives Del Harvey and Vijaya Gadde described the proposed rule as part of an ongoing effort to promote healthy conversations on Twitter and limit real-world harms stemming from discourse on the platform.
“Language that makes someone less than human can have repercussions off the service, including normalizing serious violence,” the post reads.
Once the new change is in effect, a new clause will be added to the Twitter Rules: “You may not dehumanize anyone based on membership in an identifiable group, as this speech can lead to offline harm.” The policy then defines dehumanization:
Dehumanization: Language that treats others as less than human. Dehumanization can occur when others are denied of human qualities (animalistic dehumanization) or when others are denied of human nature (mechanistic dehumanization). Examples can include comparing groups to animals and viruses (animalistic), or reducing groups to their genitalia (mechanistic).
Identifiable group: Any group of people that can be distinguished by their shared characteristics such as their race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, serious disease, occupation, political beliefs, location, or social practices.
Twitter is hosting an open comment period on the rule before it goes into effect, a practice seemingly modeled after the US federal rule-making process. Users with opinions or concerns about the new rule are encouraged to submit concerns or “examples of speech that contributes to a healthy conversation, but may violate this policy.”
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