For sure seeing Twitter messing with the Presidential Account in various ways should raise alarms. Big Tech is a new and relatively unchecked global power on the international stage.
I mean it may have been the only time European leaders ever stoop up for Trump on anything.
The devil is always in the details about the twitter issue. The courts basically said that if a Govt official uses a twitter account to broadcast official Govt business then their account page is like a public forum regarding being able to block views of their constituents. This is similar to how city council members have to hear members of their community for an allotted time even if their constituents say crazy things. However the Govt doesn't create Twitter rules so Twitter ultimately gets to decide who has an account.
The Govt can make Twitters existence very difficult in response. You will notice though that there is great division on how to handle Big Tech power.
So that power will grow unabated for a while.
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