Since President Trump is a world leader, Twitter will not be terminating his account, as noted on their blog. This angered many of his adversaries who posted a series of irate tweets:
This is lame. The President should use the designated @POTUS account. Any other account should not be considered a leader account,
— Krish (@KrishG) January 5, 2018
So basically you're okay with threatening to annihilate millions of people if it's good for your share price
— insufferable Vaping Atheist Gamer 🎮 (@jimjambongs) January 5, 2018
Nonsense rationalization. The reason @Twitter lets Trump keep tweeting is because it keeps their brand in the news on a daily basis. If any of this statement captured corporate intent, Twitter would not allow "world leaders" to block critics.
— Robb Smith (@robbsmithideas) January 5, 2018
Twitter and Allegations of Censorship
The overwhelmingly leftist partisan outrage over Twitter’s announcement comes at an interesting time. Not too long ago, many conservatives expressed concerns that Twitter showed favoritism to liberals and were less likely to ban left wing accounts even if they violated Terms of Service agreements. However, throughout this time, many progressive Americans dismissed assertions of bias.
Similarly to President Trump’s critics, his supporters have also weighed on Twitter’s stance regarding the accounts of world leaders. Unlike, those who are not in the President’s fan club, his backers have lauded Twitter’s decision as fair and the way it should be. Finally, Americans who support President Trump maintain that those who support banishing his account are merely doing so in an attempt to censor free speech which displeases them:
