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Fact Check: Twitter profits off of human trafficking which is a human rights violation.

Right now, @jack is giving a key note speech at a human rights conference @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF #SeemsSuspicious (Thread)

. @Amnesty International provided @Twitter with concrete recommendations on how it can better meet its human rights responsibilities, highlighting ten they believe are key to helping to tackle online abuse against women.

@Amnesty gave @jack two years.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦗" title="Cricket" aria-label="Emoji: Cricket"> @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF

“Twitter prides itself as being a platform for “free expression” yet refuses to remove accounts posting likely advertisements for sexual slavery.” - @ncose

Right now @jack is giving a key note speech at a human rights conference @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF #SeemsSuspicious

. @NCMEC has recorded a 106% increase in CyberTipline reports of suspected child sexual exploitation—rising from 983,734 reports in March 2019 to 2,027,520 in the same month this year.

Online. A % of that comes from @Twitter @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF
@jack #SeemsSuspicious

“ @Jack needs to match words with action to show he is genuinely committed to making Twitter a safer place for women. We will continue to press the company until we see more changes that truly show that abuse against women is not welcome on the platform.”Michael Kleinman @amnesty

“Masih! Be ready! You’re the next to be kidnapped.” Ebrahim Rezaei, deputy head of the Judiciary Committee in parliament. None of these accounts and their threats, by the way, seems to have violated @Twitter guidelines.” - @AlinejadMasih #OsloFF

“ @Twitter is helping to promote false allegations and government propaganda. Allowing such advertising sets an alarming precedent.” https://theintercept.com/2019/08/19/twitter-ads-china-uighurs/">https://theintercept.com/2019/08/1...

Twitter Helped Chinese Government Promote Disinformation on Repression of Uighurs

Promoted tweets from a state-run news outlet distort the position of Uighurs in the western province of Xinjiang.

https://theintercept.com/2019/08/19/twitter-ads-china-uighurs/

. @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF Online child sex abuse material is a human rights violation every single time. Twitter doesn’t get a pass. https://piunikaweb.com/2019/01/06/chatter-suggests-tumblr-pedophiles-have-swarmed-to-twitter-following-adult-content-ban/">https://piunikaweb.com/2019/01/0...

Chatter suggests pedophiles have swarmed to Twitter following Tumblr porn ban

NOTE: For all latest, breaking news related to Tumblr adult content ban as well as its alternatives, head here. After a brief period of uncertainty that followed Tumblr app’s removal from the Apple...

https://piunikaweb.com/2019/01/06/chatter-suggests-tumblr-pedophiles-have-swarmed-to-twitter-following-adult-content-ban/

Last year, tech companies reported over 45 million online photos and videos of children being sexually abused — more than double what they found the previous year. This year it’s up 106%

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-abuse.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...

The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong?

Online predators create and share the illegal material, which is increasingly cloaked by technology. Tech companies, the government and the authorities are no match.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-abuse.html

“Ultimately we want to have a measurement of how it affects the broader society and public health, but also individual health, as well,” - @jack

Human Trafficking on @Twitter is a human rights violation. Every. Single. Time. @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF

#OsloFF speaker @AlinejadMasih had a campaign launched against her by the Iranian government calling for kidnapping and death on @Twitter

@HRF @OsloFF @jack @Twitter that is a human rights violation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/10/iranian-officials-have-declared-they-want-kidnap-me-its-happened-others-before/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...

Opinion | Iranian officials have declared they want to kidnap me. It’s happened to others before.

The regime in Tehran issues a brazenly public threat.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/10/iranian-officials-have-declared-they-want-kidnap-me-its-happened-others-before/

. @amnesty called out @Twitter and @jack specifically.... for years. I trust @amnesty as a leader in the protection of human rights globally.

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF https://www.wired.com/story/amnesty-report-twitter-abuse-women/">https://www.wired.com/story/amn...

Twitter Abuse Toward Women Is Rampant, Amnesty Report Says

Frustrated by Twitter's silence on abuse, Amnesty International crowdsources its own data and finds that the platform is especially toxic for black women.

https://www.wired.com/story/amnesty-report-twitter-abuse-women/

. @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF

Censorship #SeemsSuspicious https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/30/twitter-accused-of-censoring-free-speech-in-kashmir">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...

Twitter accused of censoring free speech in Kashmir

Activists and journalists allege the micro-blogging site is ‘part of the censorship imposed by the Indian government’.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/30/twitter-accused-of-censoring-free-speech-in-kashmir

#SeemsSuspicious @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF to have @jack speaking at a human rights conference. @jack profits off of human rights violations... daily. https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/20/twitter-violates-womens-human-rights-according-to-amnesty-international/">https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/2...

Twitter violates womens’ human rights, according to Amnesty International

Twitter has found itself under fire again. This time, it’s coming from Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization that focuses on human rights. Amnesty International’s new report,...

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/20/twitter-violates-womens-human-rights-according-to-amnesty-international/

Child abuse is a human rights violation. @Twitter profits from this material. @HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/child-abuse-legislation.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...

A $5 Billion Proposal to Fight Online Child Sexual Abuse

New legislation would try to curb the illegal imagery with record levels of funding for law enforcement. The bill, coming in response to a Times investigation, also calls for a new oversight position...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/child-abuse-legislation.html

I’ll take this as an opportunity to remind @Twitter of their own rules that they violate daily.

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/hateful-conduct-policy">https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-...

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/hateful-conduct-policy

Hateful conduct policy

Twitter does not tolerate behavior that harasses, intimidates, or uses fear to silence another person’s voice. Read about our hateful conduct policy.

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/hateful-conduct-policy

Human rights should be defeated no matter where in the world you live. @Twitter here are your own policies. Read them.

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/defending-and-respecting-our-users-voice">https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-...

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/defending-and-respecting-our-users-voice

Defending and respecting the rights of people using our service

Read about one of Twitter's core values––defending and respecting the voice of the people using our service.

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/defending-and-respecting-our-users-voice

Warning: Real tweets from @Twitter 2019 included under “proof” that violate human right of children.

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF http://endsexualexploitation.org/twitter/ ">https://endsexualexploitation.org/twitter/&...

2020 Dirty Dozen List: Twitter

Pornographic content and advertisements for prostitution services are running rampant across Twitter. The platform is a top facilitator of exploitation.

http://endsexualexploitation.org/twitter/

Are you on the side of Human rights for all, or some @Twitter ?

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/technology/pakistan-internet-censorship.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/2...

Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules

The battle is the latest skirmish between internet companies and governments over who decides what content should be online.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/technology/pakistan-internet-censorship.html

#SeemsSuspicious to allow this to continue after repeated requests from @amnesty and @ncose but, you as a twitter usermake your own decisions about the topic. Does @Twitter violate human rights?

@HRF @OsloFF #OsloFF

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