The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Trump and the banishment of the networks: a dangerous and necessary evil?

2021-01-17T01:29:12.716Z


Experts, politicians and even those responsible for the platforms recognize the relevance of the measures, but warn that they set a dangerous precedent and demand a framework that regulates them


Shortly before the US presidential elections, Madame Tussauds in Berlin threw away its Donald Trum Tristar Media / EL PAÍS figure

On January 6, in the midst of an attack by hundreds of Donald Trump supporters on the Capitol, Twitter deleted three messages from the president of the United States and temporarily blocked his account, considering that they had instigated the assault.

It was not the first warning.

In recent months, to prevent misinformation on issues as sensitive as the presidential elections and the pandemic, the networks had tightened their content moderation policies.

And although Trump was more protected than the common citizen, because his speech was considered in the public interest, some of his tweets already ...

Sign in to continue reading

Just by having an account you can read this article, it's free

Sign up

Thanks for reading EL PAÍS

Source: elparis

All tech articles on 2021-01-17

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.