Twitter CEO: Deleting Trump's account was the right thing to do!
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey spoke out for the first time after the platform permanently locked US President Donald Trump's account over concerns of inciting violence.
"I believe this is the right decision for Twitter. We were faced with an extraordinary and unavoidable situation that forced us to focus our actions on ensuring the safety of our community," the Washington Post quoted Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, as saying on January 14.
Jack Dorsey noted that the harm caused by social media statements is real and said that the decision to permanently suspend the @realDonaldTrump account was made after considering the threats of potentially destabilizing statements outside of Twitter's social media life.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Photo: WP.
Jack Dorsey also said he was "not celebrating or proud" of banning Mr. Trump's account on Twitter. Dorsey admitted that banning Mr. Trump's account was a "failure to encourage healthy debate." Dorsey said thatThis is a time for him and Twitter to reflect on the platform's operations.and the surrounding environment.
Twitter permanently banned Mr. Trump’s account, which has 88 million followers, on January 8. The ban came 12 hours after Mr. Trump’s account was suspended during the Capitol riot on January 6. Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol as Congress was meeting to ratify the election results. The incident left at least five people dead, including an officer. On January 13, Mr. Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of “inciting violence.”
In addition to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat... have also suspended Mr. Trump's account. Meanwhile, Apple and Google have removed Parler from the app store. Parler is a social network that attracts the attention of right-wingers (supporters of Trump and the Republican Party) when popular social networks are banned.