Twitter Records show campaign to stop Trump

(MENAFN) According to the most recent part of the "Twitter Files," senior executives at Twitter were essentially unified in their opinion that then-United States President Donald Trump ought to be permanently banned from the service; their main worry was coming up with an excuse.

On Saturday night, best-selling American novelist Michael Shellenberger continued sharing the story in a lengthy thread, offering insight on negotiations that took place behind the scenes during Trump's brief suspension on January 6 last year.

A former head of Trust and Safety, Yoel Roth, reportedly attempted to reassure worried coworkers that other top executives "aren’t happy with where we are" and were attempting to exert pressure on then-CEO Jack Dorsey to ban Trump. Dorsey finally authorized a policy that would allow a permanent ban for "any" repeat infraction, but stressing that each user has the ability to resume their account following a temporary suspension.

Sales executive asked if this meant the company was abandoning its official policy that permits content from elected officials, even if it contravenes Twitter's rules, when it "directly contributes to understanding or discussion of a matter of public concern." Roth responded, "In this specific case, we’re changing our public interest approach for his account."

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