Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has warned staff members that the social media giant’s recent repression after the riots in the US Capitol will be “much greater” than just banning President Trump’s account.
Dorsey’s message during the meeting last Friday was leaked to Project Veritas and a Twitter spokesperson confirmed that it was genuine.
“We’re currently focused on one account, but it’s going to be a lot bigger than just one account, and it’s going to last a lot longer than just this day, this week and the next few weeks, and go beyond the inauguration,” Dorsey said. the video conference said published by Conservative Store Thursday.
‘The focus is therefore definitely on this report and how it relates to the actual violence. But also, we need to think much longer about how these dynamics play out over time. I do not believe it will disappear any time soon. ”
Dorsey then discusses the massive Twitter cleanup of 70,000 QAnon-related accounts following the deadly January 6 riots in Washington, DC, citing one example of a much broader approach we need to look at and take a deeper look at. ”
In an unprecedented move, Twitter permanently banned Trump from the platform two days after the Capitol siege “due to the risk of further incitement to violence.”
“It’s not going away,” Dorsey warned during Friday’s meeting. “The United States is extremely divided. Our platform shows it every day. And our role is to protect the integrity of that conversation, and what we can do is make sure no one is harmed by it. ‘
James O’Keefe, who set up Project Veritas, known for its stinging operations against liberal organizations, said the video was recorded by an ‘insider whistleblower’ working for Twitter.
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the video to Fox News.
“The comments shown in the video were delivered to our more than 5,400 employees and these are almost the same words that Jack shared in context in a recent Tweet topic and reflect on our work to end the conversation in recent weeks. protect, “the spokesman said.
Dorsey on Wednesday explained Twitter’s decision to ban Trump in a long thread.
“I believe it was the right decision for Twitter,” he tweeted. ‘We had an extraordinary and unsustainable situation, which forced us to focus all our actions on public safety. Offline damage as a result of online speech is provably real, and that drives our policies and enforcement above all else. ”