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Users, not tech executives, should decide what constitutes free speech online
On January 7, following the violent white supremacist riots that breached the US Capitol, Twitter and Facebook both suspended President Donald Trump from their platforms. The next day, Twitter made its suspension permanent. Many praised the decision for preventing the president from doing more harm at a time when his adherents are taking cues from his false claims that the election was rigged....
Twitter bans Trump
Less than 24 hours after President Trump was allowed back on Twitter, the social media platform announced it was permanently suspending his @realdonaltrump account on Friday afternoon “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” The decision followed several more tweets warning that his supporters would not be “disrespected” and saying he would not attend the inauguration of Joe...