Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised the blocking of social networks by US President Donald Trump. She was quoted by the official representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country Steffen Seibert, writes RIA Novosti.
“Social media operators have a high responsibility to ensure that political discourse is not poisoned by hatred, lies and incitement to violence, and one cannot idly watch as certain channels publish content that falls into these categories,” the German authorities said.
Despite this, Merkel still acknowledged that Trump also has the right to free speech. She stated that it can be limited, but only in accordance with the law. “From this point of view, the Chancellor considers it problematic that the accounts of the American president are frozen on a long-term basis,” Seibert added.
On January 7, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that Trump would be left without the social network until the end of his presidential term. In addition, Twitter blocked his account without specifying a blocking period. The reason for this was the publication of a video in which Trump addressed the protesters outside the Capitol and urged them to go home.
