(CNN Business) – The executive president of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, defended the decision to suspend President Donald Trump, while recognizing that the media has its inability to promote “saludable” conversations. Dorsey says the Twitter decision is a “dangerous” precedent.
“I believe this was the right decision for Twitter”, said Dorsey in a series of 13 publications on its platform, citing “extraordinary and incomprehensible” statements describing Trump inciting a rally in the United States Capitol last week, an event that obliged the social media company to “center all our actions on public safety.” .
“I’m not celebrating the tenor of suspending Twitter’s @ realDonaldTrump, nor will we like it here,” Dorsey said. “The flow of the line as a result of the online discourse is real demonstration, and it is our political impulse and compliment on everything.”
During the last four years, Twitter has been a fundamental force for Trump’s presidency, a move that has also benefited the company in countless hours of user participation. Twitter aanneem ‘n enfoque ligero para moderate su cuenta,’ n menudo arguing that, as a public official, Trump should have a greater freedom to talk. Pero los disturbios en el Capitolio llevaron que se suspendiera su cuenta.
Dorsey deals with the implications of the decision in its publications, and admits that “it should suspend an account of real and significant ramifications”. Eliminate users, dijo, fragment the public conversation and verdeel ‘n las personas.
“If there are clear and obvious exceptions, it is believed that a suspension is our last resort to promote a sound conversation.” And there is a moment for us to reflect on our operations and the medium we live in, “he said.
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The executive president of Twitter also aborted similar actions by other social media companies, such as Facebook and Snapchat, which suspended the president’s comments. These actions were not coordinated, said Dorsey, but presented a challenge to the technology industry.
“The control and responsibility of this power is always beyond the reach of a service such as Twitter, which is a major part of the public conversation that is taking place on the Internet,” he said. “If the people do not agree with our rules and compliments, they can simply go to another Internet service.”
“This concept has been challenged this past week when various fundamental Internet test providers have also decided not to allocate what is considered dangerous,” he continued.
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The decision to exclude the president of Twitter has two immediate consequences: Trump lost the access to more than 88 million followers and the media exposed the company to censors of the Republicans. Democrats are criticizing the Social Democrats’ speech on Trump’s speech and advocating for new legislation to regulate the technology industry.
Dorsey suggests in his publications that the actions of the technology industry also have more implications for the wider space.
“This very moment can require this dynamism, but in the long run the place will be destructive to the noble proposal and ideals of the open Internet. A company that takes the decision of the moderator is different from a governor who eliminates the access, but can feel like the same “, says Dorsey.
“Yes, all debates critically analyze the inconsistencies of our policies and their application. Yes, we will analyze how our service can incentivize the distraction and the day. Yes, we need more transparency in our moderation operations. “Everything can be eroded by a free and open global Internet,” he said.
– Brian Fung contributes to the report.