French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire previously said that the government should be the one responsible for regulations, not “the digital oligarchy.”
The action taken by Twitter was followed by Facebook and Instagram. Facebook founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Pres. Trump’s most recent posts showed he intended to utilize his remaining time in office to undermine a peaceful and lawful transition of power.
While both Facebook and Instagram took a similar move, Twitter’s action on Pres. Trump’s account was particularly consequential since it was the commander-in-chief’s primary communication tool.
Twitter also permanently suspended the accounts of Michael Flynn, who called for martial law to redo the election, Sidney Powell, the conspiracy-theorist lawyer who previously worked with President Donald Trump’s campaign, and other high-profile supporters of the president.
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