{"id":1419362,"date":"2022-04-05T08:02:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419362"},"modified":"2022-04-05T08:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:02:22","slug":"twitter-permits-death-threat-against-j-k-rowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-permits-death-threat-against-j-k-rowling\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Permits Death Threat against J.k. Rowling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwitter-permits-death-threat-against-j-k-rowling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Once again, it appears\u00a0Twitter has operated by a different set of rules.<em> Harry Potter<\/em> author J.K. Rowling had been criticized for her comments on transgenders in the past, but a new response to her comments included a death threat.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday,\u00a0the <em>Daily Mail<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10681171\/Fury-Twitter-rejects-complaint-trans-activists-video-hoping-J-K-hearse.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb\">reported<\/a> that activist Faye \u201cTrust Fund Ozu\u201d included the death threat as part of a \u201cdiss track\u201d against Rowling. An animated backdrop contains the message \u201cJ.K. I hope you fit in a hearse.\u201d The video was posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Rowling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling\/status\/1510254904174067716?s=20&#038;t=Or56VvFaIfJDdcTsxD6yDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> screengrabs of the video on Twitter:\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m afraid I can&#8217;t give a shout out to everyone promising to murder me &#8211; there are so many of you, and I&#8217;m a busy woman &#8211; but this one deserves a mention for the nineties rave vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s Terms of Service specifically ban content that threaten violence. When the tweet was reported, however, Twitter refused to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Actor James Dreyfus reported Ozu\u2019s account for violating the platform\u2019s rules, but a purported screenshot posted by Dreyfus suggests Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DreyfusJames\/status\/1510349778202288132?s=20&#038;t=Or56VvFaIfJDdcTsxD6yDQ\">said<\/a> the message did not break any rules.<\/p>\n<p>Dreyfus tweeted the response: \u201cSurprise, Surprise! So, death threats = Good. Saying \u2019women are women\u2019 = Bad. Congratulations Twitter Support. You\u2019ve hit rock bottom. Seek help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Twitter permanently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbusters.org\/blogs\/free-speech\/alexander-hall\/2021\/01\/08\/twitter-permanently-bans-president-donald-trump\">banned<\/a> former President Donald Trump after the January\u00a06 riot for allegedly furthering the \u201cincitement of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSafety\/status\/1347684877634838528\">said at the time<\/a>. Twitter Safety added that \u201cwe made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Conservatives are under attack. Contact Twitter: (415) 222-9670 or mail to 1355 Market Street Suite 900 and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on \u201chate speech\u201d and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us at the Media Research Center <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc.org\/contact-us\"><em>contact form<\/em><\/a><em>, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, it appears\u00a0Twitter has operated by a different set of rules. Harry Potter author J.K. 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