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I think you’re downplaying the significance of a private company in the West banning the democratically elected leader of the free world from reaching his suppo
by cbeach 4y ago
I think you’re downplaying the significance of a private company in the West banning the democratically elected leader of the free world from reaching his supporters … while simultaneously allowing the Taliban to use the platform. Something was deeply wrong with the way Twitter was run.
Senior Democrats used the platform for years to create hoaxes about Russians helping Trump steal an election. No bans.
Then when Republicans do similar in response to an election with very dubious postal voting, those Republicans are banned. And for those claiming Trump incited violence - that’s a distortion of the truth. His last tweet on the platform was a smack down against rightwingers who’d been involved in political violence.
- gregjor 4y agoI don’t know if Twitter suffered from bad management or made what some perceive as poor decisions. I don’t use it and have no stake in it. Trump never had a problem reaching his supporters. If anything the Twitter ban gave him even more free press and another phony grievance to rage about on Fox News and every other outlet. Believe what you want. I didn’t comment to engage in political debates, or to defend Twitter. Don’t use it. It only has significance and power if we believe it does.