United States President Donald Trump has openly threatened to shut down twitter and other social media networks.

The president shared a couple of tweets today calling out twitter.

He wrote,

“Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that happen again. Just like we can’t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our Country. It would be a free for all on cheating, forgery and the theft of Ballots. Whoever cheated the most would win. Likewise, Social Media. Clean up your act, NOW!!!!”




Responding, Trump pointedly accused Twitter of interference.

“I, as President, will not allow it to happen!”, he vowed.

On Wednesday, the American leader went on a rant.

He tweeted: “Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them (and their other compatriots) is correct. Big action to follow!”

Daily post reported that the president said the Republicans feel that social media platforms totally silence conservative voices.

“We will strongly regulate, or close them down before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016. We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that happen again”, Trump said.

SOURCE>> https://cooldude.entmediahub.com.ng/breaking-trump-threatens-to-shut-down-twitter-other-social-media/

Ha

Trump is very influential, and in the past, the office he occupies is considered the topmost authority. In the world, people, leaders look to him for guidance, for information.

However Trump is a unique president, and probably so, because of what we are fed by the mainstream media_ but regardless of what we are fed, we cannot excuse the continuation of the spread of falsehood, propaganda and hurtful statements thus I agree it is important that falsehood be identified and flagged.

But then who is the arbiter of truth?

That is where Twitter gets it wrong. They tell us that it is the Washington post, New York Times and CNN when Trump has for years, questioned the integrity of the mainstream media, and the mainstream media have publicly displayed their disgust towards his administration sentimentally and without objectivity sometimes. They have constituted themselves as opposition and lent their platform to misrepresentations, fibbings and even ignoring important truths especially when it hurts their sponsors; This post too probably is, an exaggeration of Trump's position.

Opinions of people should never be absolute truth. You can quote Moses to commit murder, quote Marx to destroy people... not even ideas should have that absolute power especially on subjective issues.
I would have opined that in addition to Trump's tweet, twitter can suggest to readers an option to view what others are saying about issues, those that disagree with the position of Trump inclusive. Thereby providing users with a robust view on issues. But twitter should not play into the hands of those seeking to make it a god over truth and should not say 'this is false, this is truth because CNN experts calls it so. The custodians of the truth should not have the history of the mainstream media.

Trump firing from all cylinders; but he shld thread softly.