Opinion: Twitter’s silencing of Donald Trump
He had a talent for writing messages that were interesting or outrageous enough to cause TV news producers to drop whatever they were going to cover in the next segment to talk about Trump instead.
The files show that the decision to ban the sitting president of the United States from Twitter wasn’t based only on his tweets on or around the events of January 6. One communication between employees during the internal discussion about banning Trump cites the need to take into account “the narrative that Trump and his friends have pursued over the course of this election and frankly the last 4+ years.
“Senior Twitter execs censored tweets by Trump in the run-up to the Nov 2020 election while regularly engaging with representatives of U.S. government law enforcement agencies,” Michael Shellenberger summed up. Back in January 2018, the Twitter Public Policy account responded to what it called “a lot of discussion about political figures and world leaders on Twitter” by stating the company’s policy against blocking world leaders. “Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate,” the company wrote.
“On January 7,” reported Michael Shellenberger, “senior Twitter execs: create justifications to ban Trump; seek a change of policy for Trump alone, distinct from other political leaders; express no concern for the free speech or democracy implications of a ban.” A second tweet from Trump that morning, stating that he would not be attending the inauguration, was also determined by the safety team not to be a violation.
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