The Twitter Policy blog

The voice of Twitter's global public policy team.

Twitter brings #PositionOfStrength to @TwitterCanada

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#PositionofStrength is Twitter’s safety and women’s empowerment initiative and we recently brought it to @TwitterCanada. Following similar events in Australia, India, México, Ireland, the U. S.

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Twitter supports Radicalisation Awareness Network campaign encouraging Europeans to #ExitHate

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Twitter supports the work of the Radicalisation Awareness Network with mentoring and a pro-bono Twitter for Good ad grant to promote the #ExitHate campaign - resonates with almost 900,000 views

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Twitter meets with EU High Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance

Sometimes the free movement of people and the Internet both face the same seemingly contradictory problem. Both are positive human developments that should reduce barriers between groups, foster an appreciation for different cultures, and create meaningful connections for all of us. Unfortunately, in today’s society, we see that this isn’t always the case.

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Find your voting info with @gov

When we first launched our U.S. election information tool through @gov a month ago, we promised we’d keep you posted when we upgraded the tool — and now we are!

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Twitter UK supporting #KlickItOut & the Media Diversity Institute

We recently worked with the the Media Diversity Institute and Kick It Out to challenge negative voices and prejudice online.

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Twitter workshop with the European Jewish Congress

We recently met with The European Jewish Congress (ECJ) to discuss how the platform can be effectively used to promote positive online behaviour.

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Twitter and UN Global Pulse Announce Data Partnership

Twitter and UN Global Pulse announce partnership that will provide the United Nations with access to Twitter’s data tools to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Advancing #transparency with more insightful data

Today, we’re publishing our latest transparency report, which includes data from January through June 2016. Along with posting the newest data, we have updated our report site to make all of the various information easier to understand and navigate. Upgrades include bigger, bolder visualizations, clearer explanations about the numbers, and more granular details about many of the requests we receive.

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An update on our efforts to combat violent extremism

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Earlier this year, we announced we had suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating our longtime prohibition on violent threats and the promotion of terrorism and shared the steps we are taking as a company to combat this content. Since that announcement, the world has witnessed a further wave of deadly, abhorrent terror attacks across the globe. We strongly condemn these acts and remain committed to eliminating the promotion of violence or terrorism on our platform.

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Counternarratives & Capacity Building at the European Parliament

Last week we traveled to Brussels in coordination with the Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup to engage with MEPs on Twitter’s product and safety agenda.

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