'Ultimately, it feels safer to love your “c*nt” than your “cunt.” Does 'cunt' break the rules? Twitter finds it hard to decide
Earlier this month, the Twitter account for a streaming online porn platform tweeted about one of its new featured titles:PinkLabel.TV
The suspension was ironic, given that the advertised short film, produced by the queer porn production company, celebrates the acceptance of vulvas in all of their diverse forms. It begins with a monologue about genital variety and proceeds to a series of vulva closeups before transitioning into a sex scene. “We wanted to make something that said, ‘Love your cunt, love it for how it is, and everything about it,’” said Sam, the film’s director.
A Twitter spokesperson tells Jezebel that the PinkLabel.TV suspension, which lasted for 12 hours , was a “mistake,” but declined to give specifics on why the mistake was made or how the tweet was initially flagged. The spokesperson, speaking on background, said the Final moderation decisions are made by human review. Moderators, much like with the flagging technology, are expected to take the broader context of a tweet into consideration rather than pull the trigger based on one word. But, again, a “mistake” was made.Twitter is in the midst of a high-profile debate over its moderation policies.
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