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Added on the 22/01/2021 19:53:12 - Copyright : France 24 EN
As the debate rages on as to whether social media platforms are correct in limiting Donald Trump on their platforms, it opens up the debate as to Big Tech's role in freedom of speech.
US President Donald Trump's fondness for Twitter has forced the social media platform to create special rules for people just like him. According to Gizmodo, Twitter has a 'world leader' exemption that means that leader can post pretty much what he or she wants, without being banned. Instead of removing the post or banning the politician, Twitter slaps a warning on the post, saying it's in the public interest for the tweet to remain. However, Twitter says the exemption only lasts for the length of time the incumbent is holding office. So if Joe Biden wins the general election, Trump may fall from Twitter's good graces on January 21st, 2021.
Silicon Valley goes to Washington... The US Congress Intelligence Committee has announced they want social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google, to go before Congress, to help investigators find out just how much Russia influenced the US presidential elections. The social media groups haven''t confirmed they''ve accepted the invitation. But Donald Trump has already weighed in, adding Facebook to his list of enemies.
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