Fallout in social media from Trumpist siege of US Capitol

WITH the January 6 attack by supporters of President Trump seeking the rejection by Congress of the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice president of the United States, leading to the deaths of five people, the destruction of property in the Capitol building and threat to the lives of lawmakers and their staff, Twitter realized the harmful effect of the campaign of lies that Trump had waged from its platform and appeared bent on perpetuating. It suspended Trump’s account, at first, temporarily and later, permanently. Three other similar companies followed Twitter’s action, making four out of a total of six such high-tech companies where Trump’s voice is now unwelcome in their platforms.

However, it took Twitter all of 48 hours to take action, making some people surmise that it spent time studying the consequences of its action. It must have weighed the pros and cons of the matter — for pros and cons there are.