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applegrove

(118,808 posts)
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:39 PM Jun 2018

Twitter Is Locking Accounts For Tweeting Stephen Miller's Phone Number

Charlie Warzel at BuzzFeed

https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/twitter-locked-accounts-of-media-outlets-and-reporters-for?utm_term=.djyb15A4X#.niXbqE1VL

"SNIP........

Another day, another test of the limits of Twitter's harassment rules.

This time, Twitter's challenge came from Gizmodo Media Group and its news and politics site Splinter, which, on Wednesday afternoon, tweeted out what it reported is White House adviser Stephen Miller's phone number alongside a piece titled, "Here's Stephen Miller's Cell Phone Number, If You Need It." Miller is the reported architect of the Trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy, which has resulted in the forceful separation of children from their families at the border.

Countless others followed Splinter's lead, starting with Gizmodo Media Group reporters and editors followed by other users who posted screenshots of their texts to Miller. As of this writing, a Twitter search of Miller's number yielded hundreds of tweets containing the number, as well as users who've changed their Twitter display name to his number.

Twitter rules forbid users to publish any private information for public and private figures alike, which includes phone numbers. Typically, this is something you might see from individuals or groups of users as a form of targeted harassment. It's less common, however, for such information to be published by a major media outlet.

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Twitter Is Locking Accounts For Tweeting Stephen Miller's Phone Number (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2018 OP
Twitter should be working on a program to stop Russian troll bots instead of locking accounts kimbutgar Jun 2018 #1
They had to follow their policies. Bet Miller never thought he would face any consequences applegrove Jun 2018 #2
And killing Trump's access Twitter would be good blake2012 Jun 2018 #4
I agree kimbutgar Jun 2018 #11
Thubere ubare lubots ubof wubays C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #3
We can't cross the line of humanity and mob. We need to stay within the rules and applegrove Jun 2018 #5
True. True. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #6
I know. Dark humour releases aggression I've read. I don't know what it feels applegrove Jun 2018 #8
Please accept our apologies for our boorish president C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #13
We have them too, though they are still under the control of the kinda right wing party. applegrove Jun 2018 #15
... nolabear Jun 2018 #7
Really? So what is his number? Hekate Jun 2018 #9
It's not 202-881-8641, and you shouldn't call it, and you shouldn't spread it around ck4829 Jun 2018 #12
Oh do they mean 202-881-8641? You should totally not call that number, OK? ck4829 Jun 2018 #10
So tempted but don't want my number on his caller id kimbutgar Jun 2018 #14
Actually, that is the thing that prevents me from ever phoning these Nazis for any reason Hekate Jun 2018 #16
When they cancelled Keith Olberman I got Phil Griffiths telephone number and called him asking kimbutgar Jun 2018 #17

applegrove

(118,808 posts)
2. They had to follow their policies. Bet Miller never thought he would face any consequences
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:48 PM
Jun 2018

for doing what he did. He thinks he is so high up there in the white house.

kimbutgar

(21,210 posts)
11. I agree
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:06 PM
Jun 2018

During the woman’s march in January we passed the twitter headquarters on Market street and people were chanting shut twitlers account down. Kick twitler off twitter.

Sorry I just can’t say or write the evil pos name so he is twitler or orange shitgibbon.

applegrove

(118,808 posts)
5. We can't cross the line of humanity and mob. We need to stay within the rules and
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:54 PM
Jun 2018

be creative like all the mayors planning to fly to the border or the activists at Kristjen Nielson's Mexican dinner who got her to leave.

applegrove

(118,808 posts)
8. I know. Dark humour releases aggression I've read. I don't know what it feels
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:03 PM
Jun 2018

like to be american at this moment in time as I live in canada and am canadian. But I'm impressed with so many in these last few days.

ck4829

(35,091 posts)
10. Oh do they mean 202-881-8641? You should totally not call that number, OK?
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:05 PM
Jun 2018

Please don't spread the information of this number around.

kimbutgar

(21,210 posts)
17. When they cancelled Keith Olberman I got Phil Griffiths telephone number and called him asking
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:19 PM
Jun 2018

Why they were taking Keith off. He was bewildered and angry. He said it was because his upper management wanted Keith gone. I suspect he got a lot of phone calls before he changed his number.

But can you imagine the phone calls he is getting!

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