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On one platform. He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants just like every other president has done when they need to communicate with the publi

On one platform. He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants just like every other president has done when they need to communicate with the public

vipa123 6y ago
Exactly. Censorship, which is done by the government, prevents speech on all platforms. If a person cannot tweet they can still blog, newsletter, email, and even whisper their truth via their free speech to the next person all they like.
- bena 6y ago
  I'm going to stop you there. Private companies can censor. Censorship isn't the sole domain of the government. Twitter is censoring the President on its platform. As is their right to do so as Twitter is not the government. At least the last time I checked.
wussboy 6y ago
And that's precisely the danger of social media. If he must reach his following through a (relatively) neutral third party (the main-stream media) that third party can choose whether or not to pass that information on. If he always and at all times has unfettered access to a rabid following, there is no moderation, no mediation, and we get our current situation.
chordalkeyboard 6y ago
Recently I saw trump on tv at a press conference, the news anchors muted him and spoke over him.
mandeepj 6y ago
> He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants Media can and has refused to publish his BS
- redisman 6y ago
  Maybe he can install a radio in every home that can’t be turned off or down then?
Amezarak 6y ago
> He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants just like every other president has done when they need to communicate with the public The media has regularly ignored presidential press conferences they didn't care about for decades now. Bush, Obama, and Trump all had many press conferences that received minimal coverage. In that light, it's no surprise that a President would seek our a more direct line of communication.

On one platform. He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants just like every other president has done when they need to communicate with the public

vipa123 6y ago

Exactly. Censorship, which is done by the government, prevents speech on all platforms. If a person cannot tweet they can still blog, newsletter, email, and even whisper their truth via their free speech to the next person all they like.

bena 6y ago
I'm going to stop you there. Private companies can censor. Censorship isn't the sole domain of the government. Twitter is censoring the President on its platform. As is their right to do so as Twitter is not the government. At least the last time I checked.

wussboy 6y ago

And that's precisely the danger of social media. If he must reach his following through a (relatively) neutral third party (the main-stream media) that third party can choose whether or not to pass that information on. If he always and at all times has unfettered access to a rabid following, there is no moderation, no mediation, and we get our current situation.

chordalkeyboard 6y ago

Recently I saw trump on tv at a press conference, the news anchors muted him and spoke over him.

mandeepj 6y ago

> He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants Media can and has refused to publish his BS

redisman 6y ago
Maybe he can install a radio in every home that can’t be turned off or down then?

Amezarak 6y ago

> He still can pull up a press conference whenever he wants just like every other president has done when they need to communicate with the public The media has regularly ignored presidential press conferences they didn't care about for decades now. Bush, Obama, and Trump all had many press conferences that received minimal coverage. In that light, it's no surprise that a President would seek our a more direct line of communication.