DISINFO: Trump's Twitter ban is against Western values
SUMMARY
The blocking by Twitter of Donald Trump’s account is an attack on the democratic values that Western countries claim they cherish said Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is actually a nuclear explosion in cyberspace as Donald Trump is the head of state and the President of the United States.
RESPONSE
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative, questioning the legitimacy of democracy and Western institutions and, in this case, favouring Donald Trump.
The decision by Twitter to ban Donald Trump's account has caused a big debate concerning the limits of free speech. However, there have been good reasons for Twitter and other social media platforms to ban Trump from using them to promote his views. Twitter said that they had given an opportunity to the US President to avoid inciting hatred when it reinstated his account after banning it because of the events in the Capitol. Trump's behaviour left the company with no options though but totally banning his account.
Additionally, the first amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees free speech. But those guarantees do not apply to crimes that might be contained within the speech itself. A good example is incitement and this is what happened when President Trump actually "ordered" his supporters to march to the Capitol on January 6th.
See other examples of relevant disinformation narratives, such as claims that the result of the US 2020 election doesn’t matter because the real ruler is the Deep State, which will kill any US president that confronts it.