| | | | | View in your browser | | |  | | | | | | Twitter crackdown sparks free speech concerns | Twitter's verification program put the company at the center of another political headache this week, with the social media giant stuck between liberals who demand stricter rules about hate speech and misinformation and conservatives who fear the site will target them for their political views.
Twitter's "blue checkmark" verification program is meant to authenticate the identities of high-profile users. But it's also come to be seen as an endorsement or mark of approval from Twitter, sparking outrage when the checkmarks were bestowed on white nationalists like Richard Spencer or Charlottesville, Va. "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler. | | Read the full story here | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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