Target: Ms. Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Twitter
Goal: Take immediate and decisive action to address the circulation of graphic animal abuse videos on Twitter and strengthen moderation practices.
The recent circulation of graphic animal abuse videos on Twitter has caused widespread outrage and raised serious concerns regarding the platform’s moderation practices. One particularly notorious video depicts the horrifying act of placing a kitten inside a blender, resulting in its death. The dissemination of such content has not only shocked and appalled viewers, but has also sparked a disturbing trend where reactions to these videos have become a genre of internet content themselves.
The significance of this issue cannot be overstated. The proliferation of animal abuse videos not only perpetuates violence and cruelty, but also desensitizes individuals to such acts. This undermines our shared values of compassion, empathy, and respect for all living beings. Furthermore, these videos have the potential to cause severe psychological distress to viewers, particularly children and individuals sensitive to animal welfare issues.
By taking proactive measures to address this issue, Twitter can demonstrate its commitment to user safety and well-being, as well as its dedication to fostering an online environment that promotes respect, empathy, and the protection of vulnerable beings. Demand immediate action.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Ms. Linda Yaccarino,
We are writing to urgently request your immediate attention and action in response to the circulation of graphic animal abuse videos on Twitter. The dissemination of such distressing content, particularly the notorious video depicting the killing of a kitten, has generated widespread outrage and raised serious concerns about the platform’s moderation practices.
The graphic nature of these videos promotes violence, cruelty, and a disturbing desensitization to such acts. Moreover, they have the potential to cause significant psychological harm to viewers, including children and individuals who are deeply sensitive to animal welfare issues. As the CEO of Twitter, it is your responsibility to prioritize user safety and well-being, as well as the prevention of the spread of violent and abusive content.
By addressing this issue promptly and effectively, Twitter can demonstrate its commitment to fostering a safe and respectful online environment that upholds the values of compassion, empathy, and the protection of all living beings.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Ravi Sharma
Please ban videos that show horrific acts of violence, cruelty and neglect towards animals. By allowing it to be posted on the internet it only encourages people to film more horrific videos. Animals do not deserve to be treated this way. Please be a voice for innocent animals.
This is sickening and psychopathic to the extreme. Just committing these acts is the work of psychopaths. The unimaginable extreme suffering and terror these animals experienced is beyond comprehension. I urge all social media platforms to OUTRIGHT BAN the uploading of any such diabolical videos.
Why can’t these people be traced and punished…although “punished” hardly describes the so called punishment handed out to animal abusers. The “punishment” is clearly not working, as cruelty to animals goes on and on , with the abusers thinking up more and more horrifying acts of cruelty to carry out on helpless animals. I sincerely believe these people should simply be shot by a firing squad. If all abusers knew this would be the result of their actions then they’d think twice about doing it. Sadly, this will never happen and our only hope is that someone gets revenge for their victims in a dark alley with a sharp or very heavy instrument…..
Ignorant [people want their 15 minutes of fame no matter who they hurt. Weak, frightened, boring, people such as this pick on those smaller. They should have to pick on a bear, with bare hands and no weapons. That’s what they deserve. Let them get their 15 minutes o fame that way. Thus these disgusting videos which only give violence more power. Other sites have allowed this for years and seemingly can’t be stopped. Now Twitter is an addition to this list of allowing horrors to be shown on their platform. I wish a platform would come forth with all the good parts of these various platforms yet none of the violence. Until there is such an ethical, intelligent, and humane site we are left with the dregs. Wish we could put them out of business as no one deserves it more.
To continue to allow animal abuse and torture on any platform (and especially on one with such a huge internet presence) is to condone and encourage this heinous criminal activity. And for money. no less. Shame on Twitter for not already addressing this on-going horror show, your company integrity is nil when you allow animal or human abuse, close these sites down and ban them for eternity; it’s the only right thing to do.
I am disgusted with Twitter. This vile organization requires termination immediately!
I hope a deranged person that cares about animals finds the sick POS that torture animals and post the videos and slowly sends them to meet their maker
These videos violate so many different US federal and state laws that it’s impossible to understand how YouTube — knowing they are posted and being advised of them as being brutal — continues to leave them up under cover of the Digital acts passed by Congress allowing companies like YouTube and Facebook to have things posted with impugnity. It’s outrageous.
come on Musk.. I expected better from you.