E pluribus unum

11 January 2021 By Robert Cyran Follow @rob_cyran

Twitter permanently banned U.S. President Donald Trump’s account, citing the risk of further incitement of violence. That vaporized 10% of the company’s market capitalization. But as Kylie Jenner showed at Snap, social media groups are about more than any one person.

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Twitter said on Jan. 8 it had permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. It was the first time Twitter has banned a head of state, the company confirmed.

The company mentioned two tweets in the statement in which it announced the suspension. One was a tweet in which Trump said, “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”. The second was a tweet in which he said he would not go to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Twitter said it had made clear earlier in the week that “additional violations” of the company’s rules would result in a banning.

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Twitter said it had made clear earlier in the week that “additional violations” of the company’s rules would result in a banning.

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