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If Twitter hides Trump from everyone doesn't follow him, but shows all his messages to everyone follows him. What is the problem then?
by temp8964 5y ago
If Twitter hides Trump from everyone doesn't follow him, but shows all his messages to everyone follows him. What is the problem then?
- wmf 5y agoThe problem from Trump's perspective is that he was getting a ton of engagement from non-followers and he wants that level of engagement back.
- ModernMech 5y agoThe problem for Twitter is that Trump used their platform to further incite a mob as they ransacked the US Capitol. Twitter doesn't want to be a conduit from Trump to his followers if the messages he delivers incite them to commit acts of violence and insurrection. There is a direct line from Trump tweeting about how Pence lacked the courage to deliver them the presidency by certifying what Trump called a "fraudulent vote", to Trump's followers chanting "Hang Mike Pence" in the halls of the Capitol when they got the message.
- temp8964 5y agoYes, you may interpret this way, but the U.S. law wouldn't designate those speeches as inciting violence. "direct line" is simply insufficient.