Jack Dorsey Frets Over Silicon Valley Censorship As He Defends Donald Trump Twitter Ban
Trump used social media to push his unverified claims of widespread voter fraud. After his rhetoric was widely blamed for the U.S. Capitol riot on Wednesday, Twitter banned Trump from its platform. Other social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, followed suit. Dorsey wrote on Wednesday that the move to ban some accounts was divisive. “Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation,” Dorsey tweeted. “They divide us....