Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged on Thursday to lead an international charge against social media bias as concerns about the overreach of big tech continue to mount.
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President s exile from Twitter, Facebook adds to Europe s worries on big tech s growing power
Twitter suspended President Donald Trump s account last week, after it decided his tweets breached its rules against glorifying violence.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Germany and France surprisingly backed United States President Donald Trump after he was banned from social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook extending Europe s battle with big technology.
Donald Trump s Twitter Ban Concerns World Leaders, Officials
On 1/12/21 at 8:06 AM EST
While world leaders largely condemned the ugly scenes of chaos and insurrection in Washington, D.C. last week, some have spoken out against the decision of major social media companies to ban President Donald Trump from their platforms for fear of him inciting more unrest before President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration.
Leaders and senior government officials across the world have expressed concern at the decision to remove Trump s pages from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram among others after he incited the violence at the Capitol last week. Several suggested the move set a worrying precedent for freedom of expression online, regardless of Trump s inflammatory behavior.