Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron considered the blocking of accounts of former American leader Donald Trump on social networks as “new violence”. His words during an online speech organized by the Atlantic Council, RIA Novosti reports.
According to Macron, such a step is not a democratic response. “I don’t want to live in a democracy where key decisions, decisions to sometimes turn off your microphone, are made by a private player, a private social network. I want it to be decided by law or your representative, by decrees, instructions, democratically discussed and approved by democratic leaders, ”he said.
According to the French president, social media has deprived Trump and his supporters of the opportunity to speak up. He called the situation “new violence in our democracies.”
On January 9, Twitter indefinitely blocked Trump's account for “the risk of further incitement to violence.” In addition, the management of the microblogging service promised to block any user who gave him the floor. Not long before that, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that Trump would be left without his social media account until the end of his presidential term.
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.
