Dutch parliament chair calls on Twitter to prevent threatening messages on platform


FILE PHOTO A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Twitter logo in this illustration taken February 21 2023. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Twitter logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The chairwoman of the Dutch parliament on Wednesday called on Twitter to act to stop threats being broadcast on the social media platform against the country's lawmakers.

Vera Bergkamp made public a letter she sent to the U.S. company's Global Affairs department expressing "deep concern" for recent tweets targeting members of parliament that contained death threats "and calls for violence and even murder".

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