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<p>For the first time, Twitter is putting a call for
feedback for Arabic speakers on an upcoming abuse-related policy to
ensure it considers global perspectives.
</p><p>It is inviting Arabic speakers (Twitter and non-Twitter users) to submit their feedback to its new policy, to help it shape it.
</p><p>The feedback form sits in Twitter MENA's Arabic blog - <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/official/ar/topics/company/2018/Creating-new-policies-together.html">https://blog.twitter.com/official/ar/topics/company/2018/Creating-new-po...</a>
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<p>It will be available until Tuesday October 9 4pm Saudi time. The
feedback form is also available in other Twitter blogs in English,
Spanish and Japanese. Feedback will be aggregated throughout the first
couple of weeks in October.<br><br>In a statement, Twitter said: "The
Twitter Rules apply to everyone who uses Twitter. In the past, we’ve
created our rules with a rigorous policy development process; it
involves in-depth research and partnership with the members of our Trust
and Safety Council and other experts to ensure these policies best
serve every person on the service. Now, we’re trying something new by
asking everyone for feedback on a policy before it’s part of the Twitter
Rules."
</p><p>For the last three months, Twitter said it gas been developing a new policy to address dehumanizing language on Twitter.
</p><p>"Language
that makes someone less than human can have repercussions off the
service, including normalizing serious violence," it added.
</p><p>"With this change, we want to expand our hateful conduct policy
to include content that dehumanizes others based on their membership in
an identifiable group, even when the material does not include a direct
target."
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div></div>