4 hours agoThe Twitter chief says stopping at Trump is right but dangerous.
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Social Network leader, Twitter, Jack Dorsey has been behind the decision to stop the American president, Donald Trump access to this platform, but has acknowledged that the move is a dangerous example. Dorsey, whose company has been criticised after blocking the account with Trump, has said he believes “this was the decision [...]
Dorsey, whose company has been criticised after blocking the Trump account, has said he believes “ky has been the right decision for Twitter”.
According to him, this social network “has faced extraordinary circumstances, forcing all of us to focus on our actions for public security”.
Twitter has erased Trump's account last week, citing the danger of violence in the future, following the attack on Congress by presidential supporters.
Dorsey has said that any attack that takes place outside, as a consequence of online language “, is what has to do with our policies”.
However, he has said that blocking the Trump provides an example, which according to him is dangerous, about “the power of an individual or an entity that has in global public conversation”.
Trump has used his Twitter account throughout his presidency to speak directly with more than 88 million supporters.
This ban has prompted criticism by some Republicans who have said that such a prohibition undermines the president's right to free speech.
Apart from the Twitter platform, Facebook and other social networks have erased Trump accounts, or have said they plan to do so. /rel/
