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Twitter CEO says banning Trump was not a decision to “celebrate,” but an action with “real and significant ramifications” – CBS News
Jack Dorsey said the ban was “the right decision for Twitter”: “Offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real, and what drives our policy and enforcement…
In a widely shared social media thread, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday stood by last week’s decision to ban President Trump from his company’s platform, saying it was something he does not “celebrate or feel pride in,” but something that was decided “based on threats to physical safety both on and off Twitter.”
Twitter permanently banned Mr. Trump’s account on Saturday because of “the risk of further incitement of violence” in the wake of the deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol.
Dorsey said…
