When government institutions, either through incompetence or intention fail to properly apply laws and provide for the people the private sector steps in. If Congress, and law enforcement had held Trump accountable a social media ban wouldn't be necessary
Why is this important? Because big social media sites are almost public utilities at this point. Trump has clearly violated rules for Twitter & Facebook, but the time it took to ban him is a reminder that these companies wield tremendous and occasionally arbitrary power
The consequences of breaking rules of conduct on social media are not applied equally or consistently. So forgive me if I don't cheer when it finally happens. These bans amount to taking a gun away from a mass shooter, when they're down to their last 12 bullets
I understand Trump being banned for repeated violation of the rules, even though those rules are not consistently enforced. But haven't many in his administration tweeted similarly? Are they all going to be banned? Who decides that, and when ? This is the problem
Trump being able to tweet or post on Facebook isn't the problem. Political leaders not impeaching him, arresting his cronies, media outlets giving his propagandists free reign on the air. That's the problem. Social media bans are an overcorrection to a larger problem
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