Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Apologizes for Labelling Candace Owens ‘Far Right’
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ALLUM BOKHARI27 Apr 2018
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, perhaps for the first time ever, apologized to a conservative — Candace Owens, whose work was recently praised by rap icon Kanye West.
In a tweet to Owens, Dorsey apologized for an official Twitter moment which labeled her “far right.” Dorsey said his team had “completed a full review of how this was published and why we corrected far too late.”

Candace Owens
✔@RealCandaceO
21 Apr
Far right? Allow me to clarify: I believe the black community can do it without hand-outs. I believe the Democrats have strapped us to our past to prevent us from our futures. And I won’t stop fighting until all black Americans see that.
I’m not far right—I’m free.
pic.twitter.com/wtqCuYPtM2

jack
✔@jack
https://twitter.com/jack/status/989936132841328640
Hi Candace. I want to apologize for our labeling you “far right.” Team completed a full review of how this was published and why we corrected far too late (12 hrs after). There was a clear break in our curation process and understanding, and we’re fixing. Thanks for calling out.
2:35 PM - Apr 27, 2018 ·
Twitter HQ
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Candace Owens is currently communications director for Turning Point USA, a grassroots organization that organizes conservative students across the country.
Her videos, which criticize the politics of victimhood on the far left, regularly go viral on the web. She recently attracted praise from rap star Kanye West, who tweeted “I love how Candace Owens thinks.”

KANYE WEST
✔@kanyewest
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/987696355341553665
I love the way Candace Owens thinks
10:15 AM - Apr 21, 2018
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This was the first in a string of convention-defying tweets by the rapper, who went on to
praise Donald Trump,
criticize Barack Obama, and
call out fellow celebrities for trying to pressure him into silence. The President subsequently
praised Kanye for standing his ground.
After Kanye’s initial tweet praising Owens, Twitter published a “Moment” which called her a “far-right media personality.”
It’s hard to remember the last time Jack Dorsey apologized to a conservative, but he apologized for this. He has yet to apologize for all the other instances of bias on Twitter, including the bans of journalist
Chuck Johnson, political campaigner
Roger Stone, Republican activist
R.C. Maxwell, and Islam critic
Tommy Robinson, none of whom clearly violated the platform’s rules.
Allum Bokhari is the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter, Gab.ai and add him on Facebook. Email tips and suggestions to allumbokhari@protonmail.com.
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