When President Donald Trumpâs access to social media was suspended, he found some unexpected allies in Europe: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example, who called Twitterâs decision âproblematic.â
Thatâs not because she supported what the U.S. president said and did last week. But she, and many other European leaders, do not think private corporations should have the exclusive right to decide who can say what on social media. Thatâs a decision that European rules leave to elected legislators.
Why We Wrote This
Whose responsibility is it to decide when someone should be banned from social media: private enterprise or public authorities?