Twitter permanently blocks Trump
Twitter sees no way back for former President Donald Trump, who has been banned from the platform. «Our rules are designed to ensure that no one incites violence. If someone does that, we remove them from the platform—and our rules do not allow people to return,» Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said Wednesday on CNBC.
Twitter had suspended Trump in early January about two weeks before the end of his term. It was triggered by his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol - and the president expressing sympathy for them and continuing to claim, without evidence, that victory in the presidential election had been stolen from him through massive fraud.
Facebook also subsequently blocked Trump; however, the online network is now having the move reviewed by an independent panel that can overturn the company's decision. Twitter does not have such a body.
"The way our rules work: If you've been removed from the platform, you've been removed from the platform - whether you're a commentator, a chief financial officer or a former or sitting public servant," Segal said.
The Twitter account, with more than 80 million subscribers, was Trump's most important communication channel for years. After controversial tweets by the president, there were repeated calls for the short message service to block it, at least temporarily. Twitter balked at this until the attack on the Capitol, limiting itself to warnings about, among other things, false claims about the outcome of the US presidential election and the Corona virus. (SDA)
