Twitter refuses to block world leaders, so Trump can keep tweeting

Published January 5, 2018 9:42pm ET



Twitter announced Friday afternoon that it will not block or delete controversial tweets from world leaders, in what appeared to be a thinly veiled response to President Trump’s recent taunt of North Korea and its nuclear weapons and missile programs.

“Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets, would hide important information people should be able to see and debate,” a statement from the social media company said. “It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.”

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