Saturday, 09 January 2021 (YJC) _ Lawmakers are speaking out against Twitter’s decision to permanently ban Trump from its platform.
Lawmakers and a civil liberties group are speaking out against Twitter’s decision on Friday to permanently ban President Trump from its platform.
Twitter decided to ban Trump for violation of its glorification of violence policy. Many on the right have taken to Twitter to speak out against this decision.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted, “Silencing speech is dangerous. It’s un-American. Sadly, this isn’t a new tactic of the Left” and compared Twitter to the Chinese Communist Party.
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) also expressed their displeasure with Twitter’s decision.
Many Republican members of congress described Twitter’s decision as an example of Big Tech overreach and censorship.
Twitter has also suspended Trump’s campaign account and digital director for attempting to let Trump use their accounts to have a platform on the site. Twitter will continue to ban any accounts that try to help Trump get back to its platform.
Source: The Hill
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