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People
in South Korea watch a TV news programme showing a Twitter post of Donald Trump
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Twitter has said it will
not block world leaders or remove their “controversial tweets” amid calls to
remove US president Donald Trump from the platform.
Press
Association report continues:
In
a blog on Friday, the company said Twitter exists to “serve and help advance
the global, public conversation” and therefore would not remove content from
elected world leaders.
It
comes after Mr Trump wrote a controversial tweet about North Korea, which prompted
to calls for him to be banned from the site.
Earlier
in the week, Trump tweeted: “North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that
the ‘Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.’
“Will
someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too
have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than
his, and my Button works!”
After
“a lot of discussion about political figures and world leaders on Twitter”, the
website said: “Twitter is here to serve and help advance the global, public
conversation.
“Elected
world leaders play a critical role in that conversation because of their
outsized impact on our society.
“Blocking
a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets, would hide
important information people should be able to see and debate.
“It
would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary
discussion around their words and actions.
“We
review Tweets by leaders within the political context that defines them, and
enforce our rules accordingly. No one person’s account drives Twitter’s growth,
or influences these decisions.”
It added: “We work hard to
remain unbiased with the public interest in mind.”
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