Your editorial referred to the “shock waves across the world” because of the attack on the US Capitol by mobs who had attended President Donald Trump’s rally (“Social media firms must be held accountable (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/editorials/2021-01-12-editorial-social-media-firms-must-be-held-accountable/)”, January 12).
Facebook and Twitter banned Trump from their platforms due to the threat of further violence. The editorial argued that the social media companies could no longer rely on their previous refusal to take responsibility for content on their platforms because they were not publishers. “They have previously refused to take down misleading material and outright lies.” ..
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