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Twitter Inc moved swiftly to remove posts from Islamic extremists glorifying a truck attack in Nice, France, watchdog groups said Friday, in a rare round of praise for a platform that has often struggled to contain violent propaganda.<br><br>A spate of violence over the past several months has posed numerous challenges to social media companies. The unfolding military coup in Turkey was marked first by restrictions on social media, internet monitoring groups said, but the crackdown appeared to ease as the events unfolded and numerous citizens broadcast live video on Facebook and sent tweets.<br><br>U.S. and French authorities on Friday were still trying to determine whether the Tunisian man who drove a truck into Bastille Day crowds on Thursday, killing 84 people, had ties to Islamic militants.<br><br>At least 50 Twitter accounts praising the attacks used the hashtag Nice in Arabic, according to the Counter Extremism Project, a private group that monitors and reports extremist content online. Many accounts appeared almost immediately after the attack and shared images praising the carnage, the group said.<br><br>The pattern was similar to what was seen on Twitter after attacks last year and earlier this year in Paris and Brussels. But Twitter, which once took a purist approach to free speech but has since revised its rules, took action much more quickly this week.<br><br>"Twitter moved with swiftness we have not seen before to erase pro-attack tweets within minutes," Counter Extremism Project said in a statement. "It was the first time Twitter has reacted so efficiently."<br><br>Rabbi Abraham Cooper, head of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Digital Terrorism and Hate project, also said Twitter had responded with unusual alacrity.<br><br>Twitter did not provide any information about account suspensions, but said in a statement that it condemns terrorism and bans it on its site. <br><br>Twitter, Facebook Inc and other internet firms have ramped up their efforts over the past two years to quickly remove violent propaganda that violates their terms of service. <br><br>Both companies continue to face major challenges in distinguishing between graphic images that are shared to glorify or celebrate attacks and those shared by witnesses who are documenting events. <br><br>Facebook's "community standards" dictate what types of content are and are not allowed on the platform. Those standards explicitly ban "terrorism" and related content, such as posts or images that celebrate attacks or promote violence. <br><br>Yet the company's policies around graphic images are more nuanced. Facebook, like most large internet companies, relies on users and [http://De.Bab.la/woerterbuch/englisch-deutsch/eagle-eyed%20advocacy eagle-eyed advocacy] groups to report objectionable content to teams of human editors, who then review each submission and decide whether a post should be deleted. <br><br>At Facebook, those reviewers receive more specific guidance beyond the public community standards when it comes to deciding what to do with reported graphic images, a spokeswoman said. But she declined to elaborate on the company's criteria. <br><br>"One of the most sensitive situations involves people sharing violent or graphic images of events taking place in the real world. In those situations, context and degree are everything," Facebook said in a blog post last week. <br><br><br><br>NEW TACTICS<br><br>Internet companies have continually updated their terms of service over the past two years to establish clearer and in many cases stricter ground rules on what content is permissible on their platforms. <br><br>In response to pressure by U.S. lawmakers and counterextremism groups, Facebook and YouTube have moved recently toward implementing some automated processes to block or rapidly remove Islamic State videos and similar material. [reut.rs/28U55Vp]<br><br>That has not stopped Islamist militants from celebrating attacks online and even updating their tactics. Some Islamic State supporters used Twitter hashtags that were trending globally to celebrate the Nice attacks, such as #PrayForNice, #[http://Www.Ehow.com/search.html?s=NiceAttack NiceAttack] and #Nice, so that their tweets were shown to a wider audience, according to screenshots from the Wiesenthal Center. <br><br><br><br>(Reporting by Yasmeen Abutaleb in San Francisco and Dustin Volz in Washington; Editing by Jonathan Weber and Andrew Hay)<br><br>When you have virtually any questions about where and how to work with [http://geminiwomen47.ampedpages.com/Realistic-Slotomania-Free-Coins-Methods-Considered-1332793 Slotomania Free Coins], you are able to e mail us on our own site.
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With his running mate squared away and the Republican Party more or less behind him, Donald Trump prepares for a prime-time moment this week that few would have predicted a year ago: his anointment as the party's presidential nominee.<br><br>But Twitter, which once took a purist approach to free speech but has since revised its rules, took action much more quickly this week. The pattern was similar to what was seen on Twitter after attacks last year and earlier this year in Paris and Brussels.<br><br>I categorically deny such accusations," Gulen said in a statement. "As someone who suffered under multiple military coups during the past five decades, it is especially insulting to be accused of having any link to such an attempt.<br><br>-led coalition against Islamic State had resumed after Ankara reopened its air space, which had been closed during the coup attempt. The Pentagon also announced on Sunday that operations from Turkey by the U.<br><br>The showmanship goes only so far, though. If Trump is to succeed in capturing the attention of American voters during prime-time viewing hours, Bonjean said, "he must focus on talking about their problems and what he can do to solve them.<br><br>European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Erdogan would move Turkey away from the core values represented by the EU and the NATO defense alliance - of which it is a long-standing member - if he decided to use the attempted coup to restrict basic democratic rights further.<br><br>It was an admission of sorts that he needs the veteran politician's yin to counter his outsider yang in preparation for the Nov. Trump did recognize, however, that he picked the conservative Christian to help unify a party that has struggled to come to terms with the real estate mogul's unorthodox stances and off-the-cuff campaign style.<br><br>"Twitter moved with swiftness we have not seen before to erase pro-attack tweets within minutes," Counter Extremism Project said in a statement. "It was the first time Twitter has reacted so efficiently.<br><br>The disorganized nature of the running mate rollout - in which Trump failed to fully project the power of the partnership - had some Republicans worried that they could see more of the same at Cleveland.<br><br>planes using Incirlik may have been a result of Turkish aircraft flown in support of the coup using the base to refuel. Kerry said the difficulty for U. facilities were still operating on internal power sources after Turkey cut off the mains supply to the base.<br><br>Maintaining the relationship between the pace of growth and that of wage increases is a challenge requiring "close attention", Wang Pingping, head of the National Bureau of Statistics' (NBS) household survey office said, according to the bureau's website.<br><br>Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort said the convention will focus on the whole of Trump's personality from his family to his business interests and in the end will show that he is ready to be president.<br><br>That has not stopped Islamist militants from celebrating attacks online and even updating their tactics. Some Islamic State supporters used Twitter hashtags that were trending globally to celebrate the Nice attacks, such as #PrayForNice, #[http://Www.Express.Co.uk/search/NiceAttack/ NiceAttack] and #Nice, so that their tweets were shown to a wider audience, according to screenshots from the Wiesenthal Center.<br><br>Erdogan's chief military assistant was also detained, broadcaster CNN Turk said. aircraft launch air strikes on Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, an official said. Among those arrested is General Bekir Ercan Van, commander of the Incirlik air base from which U.<br><br>"The speech that Trump gave today (Saturday) did not seem like he actually wants to share the stage, but knows that he has to in order to succeed with his campaign," said Republican strategist Ron Bonjean.<br><br>role as "utterly false", and said on Sunday that Washington had no intelligence of the coup before it began. On Saturday, Labour Minister Suleyman Soylu told broadcaster Haberturk he believed Washington was behind the coup attempt. Secretary of State John Kerry described public suggestions of a U.<br><br>The Foreign Ministry raised the death toll to more than 290, including over 100 rebels, while 1,400 people were injured. Overnight, supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan rallied in public squares, at Istanbul airport and outside his palace in a show of defiance after the coup attempt.<br><br>In response to pressure by U. lawmakers and counterextremism groups, Facebook and YouTube have moved recently toward implementing some automated processes to block or rapidly remove Islamic State videos and similar material.<br><br>Layoffs from the two sectors are expected to total 1. China plans to allocate 100 billion yuan ($14. 8 million people, according to official estimates. 96 billion) to help local authorities and state-owned firms finance layoffs in the steel and coal sectors this year and in 2017.<br><br>Authorities have rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters, ranging from top commanders to foot soldiers, and the same number of judges and prosecutors after forces loyal to Erdogan crushed the attempted coup on Saturday.<br><br>If you have any kind of inquiries pertaining to where and ways to utilize [http://www.creativeconnect.cc/groups/simple-slotomania-free-coins-advice-simplified/ Slotomania cheats], you can call us at our own webpage.

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With his running mate squared away and the Republican Party more or less behind him, Donald Trump prepares for a prime-time moment this week that few would have predicted a year ago: his anointment as the party's presidential nominee.

But Twitter, which once took a purist approach to free speech but has since revised its rules, took action much more quickly this week. The pattern was similar to what was seen on Twitter after attacks last year and earlier this year in Paris and Brussels.

I categorically deny such accusations," Gulen said in a statement. "As someone who suffered under multiple military coups during the past five decades, it is especially insulting to be accused of having any link to such an attempt.

-led coalition against Islamic State had resumed after Ankara reopened its air space, which had been closed during the coup attempt. The Pentagon also announced on Sunday that operations from Turkey by the U.

The showmanship goes only so far, though. If Trump is to succeed in capturing the attention of American voters during prime-time viewing hours, Bonjean said, "he must focus on talking about their problems and what he can do to solve them.

European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Erdogan would move Turkey away from the core values represented by the EU and the NATO defense alliance - of which it is a long-standing member - if he decided to use the attempted coup to restrict basic democratic rights further.

It was an admission of sorts that he needs the veteran politician's yin to counter his outsider yang in preparation for the Nov. Trump did recognize, however, that he picked the conservative Christian to help unify a party that has struggled to come to terms with the real estate mogul's unorthodox stances and off-the-cuff campaign style.

"Twitter moved with swiftness we have not seen before to erase pro-attack tweets within minutes," Counter Extremism Project said in a statement. "It was the first time Twitter has reacted so efficiently.

The disorganized nature of the running mate rollout - in which Trump failed to fully project the power of the partnership - had some Republicans worried that they could see more of the same at Cleveland.

planes using Incirlik may have been a result of Turkish aircraft flown in support of the coup using the base to refuel. Kerry said the difficulty for U. facilities were still operating on internal power sources after Turkey cut off the mains supply to the base.

Maintaining the relationship between the pace of growth and that of wage increases is a challenge requiring "close attention", Wang Pingping, head of the National Bureau of Statistics' (NBS) household survey office said, according to the bureau's website.

Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort said the convention will focus on the whole of Trump's personality from his family to his business interests and in the end will show that he is ready to be president.

That has not stopped Islamist militants from celebrating attacks online and even updating their tactics. Some Islamic State supporters used Twitter hashtags that were trending globally to celebrate the Nice attacks, such as #PrayForNice, #NiceAttack and #Nice, so that their tweets were shown to a wider audience, according to screenshots from the Wiesenthal Center.

Erdogan's chief military assistant was also detained, broadcaster CNN Turk said. aircraft launch air strikes on Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, an official said. Among those arrested is General Bekir Ercan Van, commander of the Incirlik air base from which U.

"The speech that Trump gave today (Saturday) did not seem like he actually wants to share the stage, but knows that he has to in order to succeed with his campaign," said Republican strategist Ron Bonjean.

role as "utterly false", and said on Sunday that Washington had no intelligence of the coup before it began. On Saturday, Labour Minister Suleyman Soylu told broadcaster Haberturk he believed Washington was behind the coup attempt. Secretary of State John Kerry described public suggestions of a U.

The Foreign Ministry raised the death toll to more than 290, including over 100 rebels, while 1,400 people were injured. Overnight, supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan rallied in public squares, at Istanbul airport and outside his palace in a show of defiance after the coup attempt.

In response to pressure by U. lawmakers and counterextremism groups, Facebook and YouTube have moved recently toward implementing some automated processes to block or rapidly remove Islamic State videos and similar material.

Layoffs from the two sectors are expected to total 1. China plans to allocate 100 billion yuan ($14. 8 million people, according to official estimates. 96 billion) to help local authorities and state-owned firms finance layoffs in the steel and coal sectors this year and in 2017.

Authorities have rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters, ranging from top commanders to foot soldiers, and the same number of judges and prosecutors after forces loyal to Erdogan crushed the attempted coup on Saturday.

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