President Donald Trump was accused of inciting riots in Congress and was subsequently blocked by the social network Twitter and Facebook (Fb), Republican Senator Rubio on Sunday (10) accused technology giants of not being monitored by elections and of using their “monopoly power” to suppress right-wing voices and stifle free speech, making them a laughing stock in China.
In an interview, Rubio criticized the companies without naming them, saying that four to five companies in the country have monopoly power, but they are not elected and do not have to fulfill their obligations to delete users on digital platforms, which provides opportunities for the left wing to put pressure on social media companies to erase not only the president, but also to erase anyone. He also said that the above Twitter and Fb did not defend morality, only to flatter the Democratic Party, to avoid any future legal restrictions and see the wind.
Fb recently decided to block the account indefinitely in order to prevent Trump from adding fuel to the fire; Twitter also announced the permanent removal of Trump’s personal account “@realdonaldtrump”. The right-wing social platform Parler was blocked by Google, Apple and Amazon.
Gab, a popular social network for conservatives, said that after Twitter blocked Trump, Gab added more than 10,000 registered users per hour. The total increase of 500,000 new users.
In addition to Rubio, many foreign dignitaries also criticized the social networking company blocking Trump practice improper. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said through a spokesman on Monday that social network operators have a responsibility to avoid statements involving hate, lies and violence circulating on the platform, but people have basic freedom of speech, whether to ban certain people from using it, should be ruled by law, not by the platform manager to decide.
Australia’s acting Prime Minister McCormack also criticized Twitter on the same day, saying the company banned Trump from using the platform, but allowed photos of some Australian soldiers allegedly killing civilians in Afghanistan to circulate on the platform, a double standard. Mexican President Francois Ovrador, on the other hand, condemned the social networking company for canceling Trump’s account last Thursday (7), arguing that it was speech censorship.
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