Re:The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours
by kflzufkrbzi on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:56PM
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Why does an election make any difference? I think if you agree with censorship it should apply all the time.
People on a medium tend to overstate that media’s influence. Newspapers routinely refuse to print politicians’ op eds. Twitter is more pervasive, but it’s far from universal. As long as it’s not fiddled with around elections, de-platforming is fine.
The President does have certain abilities to commandeer media time, but that would require making an official address.