EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes
Social media companies decided this past week they had finally seen enough from President Donald Trump. Twitter ended a nearly 12-year run and shuttered his account, severing an instant line of communication to his 89 million followers.
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Twitter, FB have deplatformed Trump. Is it enough?
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