Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has admitted that he should never have allowed then-President Donald Trump to be banned from his social media giant.
The tech titan conceded Tuesday it was the wrong move after Elon Musk, Twitter’s presumptive new owner, said he would reinstate Trump’s account and that Dorsey agreed that there shouldn’t be permanent bans.
He said there “are exceptions,” listing sexual exploitation of children, illegal behavior or network manipulation.Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO last year.Donald Trump talks with Elon Musk and Steve Bannon during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.Dorsey also said he agreed with another user who tweeted that it’s “short-sighted’ for “a handful of social media companies” to act as “gatekeepers to political discourse.
He also replied to another comment about Trump’s ban that “businesses should not be making these decisions.” His argument received widespread support, with many saying he should have realized the error while still at the head of the company.
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