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Banning Trump Online: Too Little Too Late
Social media platforms finally decided to take action against Donald Trump and other harmful people. The problem? These actions are as relevant as being fired before your last day on the job.
He is marked as the leading reason for the Capitol Hill attempted coup last week. Let’s remember he often used his platforms to incorrectly say the election was stolen. This then turned in rousing the his supporters. So as a result, he’s effectively been banned from every major social media platform.
Weeks before his presidency is over, it’s been decided his words are dangerous. Once he was banned, further actions were taken such as Amazon booting conservative hangout Parler.
Finally, some real actions right? The problem with all of this however? These actions were at the beginning of 2021. The dangerous nature of Trump online and similar individuals went largely unchecked for years. Even before he was sworn into office.
Were any real actions taken before? Nope. Even when it was reported that online facism, bigotry, and etc was reported yearly? No. Marginalized people whom are often targets have met and spoken with platforms. Were more…
