Twitter’s Porn Problem
Twitter bans political ads, flags Trump’s tweets as “manipulated.“ However, it ignores hate/race porn embedded in it.
Priam Maria is an Indian freelance journalist based in the United Kingdom.
Twitter bans political ads, flags Trump’s tweets as “manipulated.“ However, it ignores hate/race porn embedded in it.
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