Twitter technically banned Trump for 2 tweets he made on Jan 8 that it says in context broke rules against glorifying violence

Deeper answer is a big mix of: fear for peaceful transition, employee pressure + incoming Biden administration with an appetite for regulating tech
Twitter's journey to banning Trump looks more consistent than Facebook's own decision to suspend him (for now).

Trump + Twitter clashed all through 2020, starting in the spring. Trump did a whole (toothless) executive order just bc he was mad at Twitter https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/27/twitter-vs-trump-fact-checking-dorsey/
Jack Dorsey explains why Twitter fact-checked Trump’s false voting claims

After Twitter flagged a pair of President Trump’s tweets with a fact-checking label on Tuesday, tensions between the president and his favored social media platform are running high. On Wednesday...

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/27/twitter-vs-trump-fact-checking-dorsey/
Trump's EO was literally just bc he was mad Twitter put a warning label on tweets spreading misinfo about vote-by-mail.

"Twitter seems never to have placed such a label on another politician’s tweet." All-time pettiest executive order? https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/28/trump-social-media-executive-order/
Trump signs an executive order taking direct aim at social media companies

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order targeting the legal shield that internet companies rely on to protect them from liability for user-created content. That law, known as Section...

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/28/trump-social-media-executive-order/
Anyway Facebook's recent Trump about-face feels more cynical + directly tied to its regulatory future to me

Twitter grew a spine *way* too late, but you could see it happening. Facebook picked theirs up at the mall 5 minutes before the 2020 election (when Trump looked 🪦)
regulation in 2021 and beyond, existential threat of Section 230 changes, etc. are still a massive for all social platforms obviously. but i def thought Twitter might do this a few times since mid/late last year
Twitter's immediate stated reasoning for banning Trump when it did specifically is still kind of interesting since this process is usually opaque https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/08/why-twitter-banned-president-trump/
Why Twitter banned President Trump

Twitter permanently banned the U.S. president Friday, taking a dramatic step to limit Trump’s ability to communicate with his followers. That decision, made in light of his encouragement for Wednes...

https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/08/why-twitter-banned-president-trump/
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