If Trump Can Be Banned, What About Other World Leaders Who Incite Violence?

If Trump Can Be Banned, What About Other World Leaders Who Incite Violence?

3 years ago
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/93wz4z/if-trump-can-be-banned-what-about-other-world-leaders-who-incite-violence

Twitter finally banned Donald Trump on January 8th, 12 days before the end of his term as president, and two days after he instigated a violent mob that stormed the Capitol as Congress met to certify the results of the 2020 election. Facebook and Instagram made the decision one day earlier, citing the threat of future violence inspired by the president's inflammatory and baseless claims of election fraud.

De-platforming Trump was the right thing to do, and activists have been urging social media companies to take similar action against neo-nazis and white supremacists for years. But Trump isn't the first world leader to inspire violence with hateful rhetoric and disinformation. What about the rest of the world, especially places where Facebook effectively is the Internet, and Twitter is an essential source of news?