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The company said on its @TwitterSafety account that it was “significantly restricting engagement with Tweets labeled under our Civic Integrity Policy due to the risk of violence,” and that it’s “exploring other escalated enforcement actions.” It wasn’t immediately clear what those “escalated” steps may be.
We are also exploring other escalated enforcement actions and will keep the public updated with any significant developments.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 6, 2021
While Twitter has labeled many of Trump’s past tweets, the latest warnings are the first time the company has explicitly said that the president’s words could incite violence. The company has previously said it would prioritize tweets “inciting unlawful conduct to prevent a peaceful transfer of power or orderly succession.”
The move also sparked cries that, faced with increasing violence in the nation’s capital, Twitter needs to do more than simply apply labels. “There have been good arguments for private companies to not silence elected officials, but all those arguments are predicated on the protection of constitutional governance,” tweeted Alex Stamos, Facebook’s former top security official. “Twitter and Facebook have to cut him off. There are no legitimate equities left and labeling won’t do it.”
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