To: Omid Kordestani, Executive Chairman and Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Suspend Donald Trump's Twitter Account
Twitter rules prohibit targeted abuse and harassment.
Why is this important?
When Twitter suspended white supremacist Richard Spencer’s account, in defense of its actions the company issued the following statement, "The Twitter Rules prohibit targeted abuse and harassment, and we will suspend accounts that violate this policy."
With his attack on United Steelworkers Local 1999 president, President-elect Trump has crossed the line. He has attacked an individual for speaking out and as a result, this individual has now become subject to the wrath of Trump’s loyalist’s.
This from USA Today November 16, 2016 with regard to Richard Spencer:
As a private company, Twitter has no obligation to provide a forum for white nationalist views and "can do what it wants," said James Grimmelmann, a law professor who studies social networks at Cornell University.
"The case for saying Twitter ought to leave these accounts up is that free speech has purposes and those purposes would be served by having private companies be compelled to be more neutral platforms," Grimmelmann said. "This is not a constituency in imminent danger of having its viewpoints shut down by the powers that be in the United States. We just had an election that proved that there are really ample chances for people espousing strong right-wing racist views to get their views heard."
This observation can be carried one step further to apply to the president-elect who is about to step up to the ultimate bully pulpit.
We the undersigned request that Twitter suspend the account of Donald J. Trump
With his attack on United Steelworkers Local 1999 president, President-elect Trump has crossed the line. He has attacked an individual for speaking out and as a result, this individual has now become subject to the wrath of Trump’s loyalist’s.
This from USA Today November 16, 2016 with regard to Richard Spencer:
As a private company, Twitter has no obligation to provide a forum for white nationalist views and "can do what it wants," said James Grimmelmann, a law professor who studies social networks at Cornell University.
"The case for saying Twitter ought to leave these accounts up is that free speech has purposes and those purposes would be served by having private companies be compelled to be more neutral platforms," Grimmelmann said. "This is not a constituency in imminent danger of having its viewpoints shut down by the powers that be in the United States. We just had an election that proved that there are really ample chances for people espousing strong right-wing racist views to get their views heard."
This observation can be carried one step further to apply to the president-elect who is about to step up to the ultimate bully pulpit.
We the undersigned request that Twitter suspend the account of Donald J. Trump