Whether you think this is a good idea or not...

There has been a seismic (and likely permanent) change in the willingness of internet companies to drop the premise of "neutral" platforms. (They were never neutral, fwiw.) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/08/us/trump-biden/trumps-twitter-account-is-permanently-suspended-due-to-the-risk-of-further-incitement-of-violence

Great point here that Twitter (and other social media) have often been criticized for not considering the context of messages.

And Twitter did consider context this time. It's not an easy call to do so. And probably not precedent setting either way. https://twitter.com/evelyndouek/status/1347689617408086017

This is the question @kevinroose tackled in his latest column: Can President Trump stay in the spotlight without the huge platforms of Twitter/Facebook/YouTube?

Maybe! https://twitter.com/noUpside/status/1347689078729240577

Fair point.

Whether we like the platforms' decisions or not, it should make us queasy that they they have this much unchecked power as gatekeepers to the ears/eyes/minds of billions of people. https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1347693820092293121

Worth revisiting @GregBensinger's thoughtful piece this week.

It's sensible in principle that Twitter has lighter rules for world leaders. It's in the public interest to see their words and hold them accountable.

But in practice, so many downsides. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-facebook-twitter-block.html