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  1. Jan 10

    If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, you are not alone. Our partner Lifeline can help.

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  2. Jan 10

    This update is now rolled out to everyone. Here’s an example of the in-app notifications you can expect:

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  3. We’re rolling out an update to login verification. You’ll now be able to use a third party app for two-factor authentication instead of SMS text messages.

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  4. Today, we are starting to enforce updates to the Twitter Rules and media policy to reduce hateful conduct and abusive behavior

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  5. We’ve implemented new signals in our review process to give us context around relationships between accounts in reported Tweets. Also, when we notify a witness that we’ve taken an action based on their report, we will soon share which policy was violated in the notification.

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  6. We will continue to re-evaluate and examine our policies as the world around us evolves. We appreciate the feedback and will continue to listen.

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  7. To clarify: these videos are not being kept up because they are newsworthy or for public interest. Rather, these videos are permitted on Twitter based on our current media policy.

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  8. Earlier this week Tweets were sent that contained graphic and violent videos. We pointed people to our Help Center to explain why they remained up, and this caused some confusion.

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  9. We’ve published an updated calendar of our safety work. See the latest here:

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  10. We’ve updated our rules around abuse and hateful conduct as well as violence and physical harm. These changes will be enforced starting December 18. Read our updated rules here:

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  11. When an account or Tweets break our rules, we can take a variety of actions. Here are some of the ways we enforce the Twitter Rules.

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  12. We consider a number of factors when reviewing reports. Here’s more detail on how we determine if an account or Tweet breaks our rules.

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  13. We’ve launched an improved version of the system we use to rank reports for our review. The system is now incorporating new signals to help us more quickly and efficiently identify content that may break our rules.

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  14. Also new today: when we suspend an account for violating our abuse policies, we will now send them an email explaining which policy they violated.

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  15. Today we’re publishing a new version of the Twitter Rules to better explain our policies and how we enforce them. Here are some of the biggest clarifications:

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  16. We are more clearly communicating our policies and enforcement. If an account is locked for breaking our rules against abusive behavior, we will now share the offending Tweet with an explanation of which policy it violated, both in email and the app.

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  17. For more clarity moving forward, we’ll be publishing an article about how we approach all of our enforcement decisions.

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  18. His Tweets targeted individuals with harassment, indirect violent threats, and encouraged others to harass these individuals.

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  19. Roger Stone’s account was permanently suspended for violating our Abusive Behavior policy multiple times this year.

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  20. There’s been confusion around the recent suspension of Roger Stone’s account because we weren't clear enough. So we wanted to explain what happened, and our decision.

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