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I actually agree, and I upvoted you because I think this is worth discussion. My question here though is: does blocking Trump from Twitter really equate to blo
by grahamburger 6y ago
I actually agree, and I upvoted you because I think this is worth discussion.
My question here though is: does blocking Trump from Twitter really equate to blocking the public from hearing what he's saying? As someone who doesn't use and never really 'got' Twitter it's really hard for me to take Twitter that seriously. Aren't there myriad other and better ways for the president to reach more people? (Note that only a small-ish minority of U.S. adults even use Twitter at all)
- my123 6y agoSocial networks are much more informal than the other tools at the disposal of a president, unlike press releases or conferences. They can also be diffused widely and in a very short amount of time. (but then the question is? is that a good thing? or having a failsafe as a good press secretary is a better idea, even if we get to know less about what a politician really thinks)
- chillwaves 6y agoNo one here could honestly hold the position that Donald Trump is somehow silenced by this, but you'll note how many people are willing to contort themselves around this and other lies. As pointed out elsewhere, he is the President of the US and all that entails, he has plenty of ways to get his message out including even the official @POTUS twitter account. Just more dishonest nonsense that we have to wade through.
- grahamburger 6y agoThat's an interesting point about @POTUS. I wonder if they would still let him use it, and if he had already been using it if they would have blocked that, too.
- 4ggr0 6y agoHe actually put out a few tweets with this account, which were deleted again. I don't remember everything, but he was talking about an announcement of some kind of an alternative. Sounded to me like he's planning to build his own platform.