While Donald Trump isn’t the only politician to use Facebook and Twitter to post false and divisive statements, he is certainly the most prominent. Both Twitter’s recent actions and Facebook’s change of policy are in response to abuses that have been going on for years. It’s only now that major brands are using the power of the purse to pressure Facebook and Twitter. Not just TrumpOf course, Donald Trump is far from the only one sowing dissent on social media. Comment on this post on Larry’s Facebook pageDisclosure: Larry Magid is CEO of ConnectSafely.org, a non-profit internet safety organization that receives support from Facebook, Twitter and other companies.

Source: Forbes June 27, 2020 15:19 UTC