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August 30, 2017 10:46 am GMT
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A guy's Twitter account got suspended after he made a death threat—against a mosquito
Twitter wants you to know it's taking online abuse very seriously.
So much so that it's blocked a user who made death threats against a mosquito.
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A Japanese user sent out a furious tweet after he was bitten by a mosquito, saying "Bastard! Where do you get off biting me all over while I'm just trying to relax and watch TV? Die! (Actually you're already dead)."
He later received a notice from Twitter saying his account had been permanently frozen and could not be reactivated.
According to news outlet SoraNews24, this was the message the user received: Read more...
More about Twitter, Japan, Mosquito, Abuse, and AlgorithmOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/JHXWdcUcmK4/
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