Twitter CEO Promises to Toughen Rules on Hate Speech and Violence
- Jack Dorsey says platform to take ‘more aggressive stance’
- Changes follow boycott over handling of Weinstein accuser
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Twitter Inc. will tighten rules on issues including hate speech amid a boycott over the social-media platform’s handling of actress Rose McGowan’s postings on Harvey Weinstein and criticism of its approach to users who target women with sexual or violent content.
“We decided to take a more aggressive stance in our rules and how we enforce them,” Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said in a tweet. The platform will introduce new rules in the next few weeks on unwanted sexual advances, non-consensual nudity, hate symbols, violent groups and postings that glorify violence, Dorsey said.