Banning Trump on Social Media: Freedom of Expression in the Era of Platform Power
In the aftermath of the attack by the Trump supporters on the Capitol, the President’s social media accounts were suspended by major social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Is it the much-needed cleansing of the public sphere to blot out incitement to hatred and disinformation or, as others, including European governments, fear, the end of freedom of speech at the hands of unaccountable private companies?
Our experts, Kate Coyer, Fellow at the Center for Media, Data and Society, Marius Dragomir, Director of the Center for Media, Data and Society, Eliška Pírková, Europe Policy Analyst at Access Now, and Courtney Radsch, Fellow at the Center for Media, Data and Society unpacked what happened, and what the underlying phenomena and potential consequences are.