Twitter Bans 'Dehumanizing' Language Against Religious Groups Twitter will now ban language that compares religious groups to rats, viruses or maggots, or other dehumanizing terms. In time, the ban will be extended to include other groups. Twitter says the decision was reached after "months of conversations." Statement from Twitter The platform will also use
machine-learning techniques to help moderate flagged tweets. The decision has invited criticism from those who feel that bans on hate speech are a form of censorship.
