Twitter has announced that it will not allow former President Donald Trump to return to the micro-blogging platform again. The Chief Financial Officer on Wednesday 10th February said that this is even if he runs for office again
“The way our policies work, when you’re removed from the platform, you’re removed from the platform, whether you’re a commentator, a CFO or a current or former public official,” Ned Segal said in an interview with television network CNBC.
Trump’s “de-platforming” by Twitter was prompted by the violence incurred by Capitol Hill on 6th January 2021. Avid Trump supporters breached the gates of the Capitol Hill and wreaked havoc leading to a deadly siege. Other social media platforms such as Facebook followed the trend of isolating Trump from the internet in fear of another uprising.
“Our policies are designed to ensure that people are not inciting violence,” Segal said. “And if anybody does that we would have to remove them from the service and our policies don’t allow people to come back.”
Trump used Twitter abundantly during his campaign and in his four years at the White House, using the platform for policy announcements, to settle scores and for his political campaign and as a megaphone for his thoughts. He has also stated that the use of social media brought him ahead in the 2016 elections.
Trump is known for his outrageous and unorthodox tweets. He had more than 80 million followers when his account was suspended. His campaign account was also removed.
