Despite the Colorado mass shooter reportedly being an immigrant from Syria who practices Islam, Newsweek reports that a Twitter spokesperson told the outlet that calling the gunman a “White Christian terrorist" does not violate the social media platform’s misinformation policies.
An advisor for former President Donald Trump confirmed over the weekend that Trump will soon be launching his own social media platform.
MyPillow CEO and vocal Trump supporter Mike Lindell recently announced that he will be launching his own social media platform in the coming weeks.
In an interview on Wednesday, former President Trump said he is currently in talks with some people about creating his own social media platform or website.
Twitter has reportedly permanently banned Mike Lindell and his company MyPillow from the platform over Lindell's continued belief that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
As followers of Jesus, we are to declare and defend biblical morality “with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15). This does not guarantee that we will not be censored or vilified.
The program, which is currently in its pilot phase, calls for Twitter users in the U.S to test it out by adding notes “with helpful context to Tweets that you think are misleading.”
The ban of President Trump from several social media outlets has left some wondering if evangelicals will be the victims of censorship by social media companies in the future? If they consider our stance on same-sex marriage to be “harassing” or “objectionable,” for example, will they block our content?
After being banned from Twitter, President Trump said he is considering creating his own social networking platform.
President Trump has been indefinitely suspended from Facebook and temporarily locked out of his Twitter account following the deathly Capitol riots.
