Sergey Lavrov
The blocking of the accounts of the current US President Donald Trump indicates that the tech giants do not put the constitutions of their states and the right of access to information prescribed in them, “this is all from the evil one.” This opinion was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the annual press conference, the Lenta.ru correspondent reports.
The minister said that the blocking of Trump's accounts was evidence that the US government had failed in its responsibility to provide everyone on its territory with access to information. He stressed that the tech giants set their own corporate rules and “do not give a penny to the constitutions of their states.” “This is all from the evil one,” Lavrov said.
On January 7, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that Trump would be left without his social media account until the end of his presidential term. On January 9, Twitter indefinitely blocked the account of the head of state due to “the risk of further incitement to violence.” In addition, the management of the microblogging service promised to block the account of any user who gave the floor to the US President.
The formal reason for the blocking of Trump's social networks was the riots that occurred on January 6. Protesters supporters of the incumbent president, who disagreed with the official election results, broke into the Capitol building and surrounded the Senate hall. Senators and congressmen had to interrupt the meeting, which was planned to approve the results of the electoral college vote. Five people were killed during the protest.
