To those who criticize the social media companies banning Trump from their platforms. Remember, Trump has been in favor of this for his entire presidency. Social media has been shielded for the libel laws TV, radio and newspapers have been subject to. Trump wants the platforms responsible for the content put on their platforms. Section 230 considers them like a telephone company but many in leadership and congress want to eliminate that protection since they have the ability by algorithms and human viewing to audit and drop bad content.

            Would 9-11 have happened if social media had been monitoring their platforms? Trump has often said no. His constant telling of lies and conspiracies has been the root cause of the mistrust and violence Wednesday. His personal appearance before the attack just repeated what he and his family had been saying on social media.

            Remember, we all agree the laws preventing people from yelling fire in a crowded theater are correct and inciting people to riot is also wrong. The only way to stop gullible people from being misguided is to restrict lies and baseless conspiracy theories from being spread on social media. We must agree with Trump on stopping people from the illegal, immoral, and stupidity that social media has allowed on their platforms.