Twitter CEO says banning Trump was right but sets 'dangerous' precedent

 

 
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday said that the decision to ban US President Donald Trump from the social media platform in the aftermath of the Capitol violence was the right decision but added that it sets a dangerous precedent. I believe this was the right decision for Twitter," Dorsey said. "We faced an extraordinary and untenable circumstance, forcing us to focus all of our actions on public safety."
"Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation. They divide us. They limit the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning. And sets a precedent I feel is dangerous: the power an individual or corporation has over a part of the global public conversation," he said in a Twitter thread."The check and accountability on this power has always been the fact that a service like Twitter is one small part of the larger public conversation happening across the internet," Dorsey said.
"If folks do not agree with our rules and enforcement, they can simply go to another internet service."
Twitter, along with Facebook and YouTube, have either banned or suspended the president's personal accounts over fears that he might use their platforms to incite more violence.
Dorsey said the decisions of the social media companies were not coordinated, but they were emboldened by each other's actions.