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| Twitter employees fear retaliation from Trump supporters |
Twitter workers are worried about retaliation from Trump supporters, as the New York Times reported that some workers on the platform had transferred their accounts to personal accounts and deleted them for fear of targeting President Trump's supporters. Online CV.
As the company is contemplating its decision to block one of its strongest voices, some Twitter managers are being cautious.
Twitter said in a statement: On January 8, Trump's realDonaldTrump Twitter account was permanently banned due to the risk of inciting violence.
At a rally prior to the attack on the Capitol on January 6, the president asked his supporters to use their strength and fight more and encourage them to march towards the Capitol.
Trump said in a tweet on Twitter that Vice President (Mike Pence) didn't have the courage to do what needs to be done and then tweeted - while the attack was still going on - to the followers. .
On January 13, the House of Representatives accused Trump for a second time of inciting riots.
According to a New York Times report, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (Jack Dorsey) was not working on a private island on the day of the riots. The injunction is the right decision.
Twitter executives told Dorsey that the day after the riots, the response to Trump's tweets indicated that more violence in the real world would likely lead to a permanent suspension.
More than 300 employees on Twitter signed an internal petition calling for Trump to suspend permanently. However, according to the New York Times, the company decided to ban the president.
After Twitter announced the ban, Snapchat announced its permanent ban, while Twitch and Facebook banned President Trump's account indefinitely.
And Facebook said in a statement of its decision: "The risk of the president continuing to use our services is very high."
Additionally, Shopify has also removed the Trump Sports Store, which is the main source of sales for Make America Great Again hats and other products.
"Locking Trump's account is the right choice," Dorsey wrote in a tweet. "It is clear that the damage caused by the offline language is real, and that makes our policy above everything else."