Twitter Breaks Own Rules, Permits Death Threat Against J.K. Rowling: Report

Once again, it appears Twitter has operated by a different set of rules.

Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling was criticised for comments she made in the past about transgenders. A new response, however, included a death threat.

On Sunday, the Daily Mail reported that activist Faye “Trust Fund Ozu” included the death threat as part of a “diss track” against Rowling. An animated backdrop contains the message “J.K. I hope you fit in a hearse.” The video was posted on Twitter.

Rowling posted screengrabs of the video on Twitter: “I’m afraid I can’t give a shout out to everyone promising to murder me – there are so many of you, and I’m a busy woman – but this one deserves a mention for the nineties rave vibe.”

Twitter’s Terms of Service specifically ban content that threaten violence. Twitter declined to act on the report after it was published.

Actor James Dreyfus reported Ozu’s account for violating the platform’s rules, but a purported screenshot posted by Dreyfus suggests Twitter saidThis message didn’t break any rules.

Dreyfus tweeted the response: “Surprise, Surprise! Death threats = Positive. Saying ’women are women’ = Bad. We are proud to support Twitter. You’ve hit rock bottom. Seek help.”

It is worth noting that Twitter permanently banned former President Donald Trump after the January 6 riot for allegedly furthering the “incitement of violence.”

“After 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,” said at the time. Twitter Safety added that “we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action.”

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