Twitter made a simple request on Wednesday, but many users of the social network were in no mood to play along.

The exchange started innocently enough when the company sent the following message:

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Be sweet

when you Tweet

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| | — Twitter (@Twitter) October 17, 2018

But given Twitter’s ongoing problems dealing with hate speech and threats, many users called them out:

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Ban nazis

you dumbfucks

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| | — Adam Ellis (@moby_dickhead) October 17, 2018

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Someone

threatened my life

on your website

and you did nothing

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| | — Geraldine (@everywhereist) October 18, 2018

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Take reports of

coordinated attacks

on journos seriously

esp when evidence

is provided

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| | — Alheli Picazo (@a_picazo) October 17, 2018

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You locked my disabled

cat's account but won't

ban Nazis.

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| | — Dr Elizabeth Báthory 🧛‍♀️ (@EKSwitaj) October 18, 2018

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Give some thoughts

to banning bots

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| | — Powerful Mel Ankoly 🦈 (@Mel_Ankoly) October 18, 2018

Others used the post as an opportunity to crack some jokes:

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PLEASE SHUT DOWN

TWITTER AT 10:30PM

SO PEOPLE

CAN SLEEP

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| | — Rob Manuel (@robmanuel) October 17, 2018

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What about the droid

attack on the wookies?

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| | — Jar Jar binks (@darthjarjarSith) October 17, 2018

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broccoli

stinks

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| | — Driekus Vierkant (@driekusvierkant) October 18, 2018

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Taco Bell

are NOT real Tacos

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| | — 𝙳𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛.𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚋𝚒𝚝 (@iGer) October 18, 2018

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Covfefe

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| | — Richard Wilkinson (@mrrwilkinson) October 17, 2018

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EAT

MORE

VEGETABLES

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| | — CSPI (@CSPI) October 17, 2018

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No

Thanks

I'm good

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| | — Dani (@Dani_Potter56) October 18, 2018

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Cthulhu will

devour us all

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| | https://t.co/1SqgX5UPgr — Cthulhu for America (@cthulhu4america) October 18, 2018