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Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account:
US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company says.
Twitter said the decision was made "after close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them".
Mr Trump had earlier been locked out of his account for 12 hours.
Twitter then said that it would ban Mr Trump "permanently" if he breached the platform's rules again.
Reacting to the permanent ban, Trump 2020 campaign adviser Jason Miller tweeted: "Disgusting... if you don't think they're coming for you next, you're wrong."
It comes after Mr Trump tweeted several messages on Wednesday, calling the people who stormed the US Capitol "patriots".
Hundreds of his supporters entered the Capitol building as the US Congress attempted to certify Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election. The ensuing violence led to the deaths of four civilians and a police officer.
The siege took place just hours after Trump addressed supporters and told them: "We will never give up; we will never concede."
[...] On Thursday, Facebook said it had suspended Mr Trump "indefinitely". The popular gaming platform Twitch also placed an indefinite ban on the outgoing president's channel, which he has used for rally broadcasts. So has Snapchat.
Two online Trump memorabilia stores were closed this week by e-commerce company Shopify. On Friday, Reddit banned its "donaldtrump" forum for the president's supporters.
[...] The big question now is, can Trumpism survive without the backing of mainstream media? Or will it simply slip into the shadows of the internet?
(Emphasis retained from original.)
Also at Ars Technica, CNET
Full Twitter explanation at: blog.twitter.com
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday January 10 2021, @10:13PM (2 children)
Oh, there are some arguments to be made that running a communications network of a decent size should put you in something like a Common Carrier situation. Once you reach a scope that technically allows you to be a moderator of most of the nation, you have a responsibility to not abuse that power to further your own ends.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 11 2021, @01:25AM (1 child)
No, it is a choice for people to use services. Your same argument could be applied to Fox News and the rightwing lies they push. Twitter is not like phone service, there is no shortage of platforms people can use, there is no monopoly preventing people from making their own message available over the internet.
It is astounding that a supposed Libertarian is advocating the restriction of a corporation's rights. YOU tell people to fuck off from around here ALL the time, but somehow the scale of the user base somehow changes the obligations the owners have?
I'll just file this away as Teh Mighty Buzzard is a hypocrite and his ideology is not to be trusted since it depends on his personal feelings on any given issue. You are not someone to be trusted with protecting people's rights.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday January 11 2021, @03:51AM
You don't read so good. I was not addressing Twitter or Facebook specifically. I was addressing the idea that private companies should be allowed to censor however they like regardless of circumstances.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.