Archer Ships on Nostr: You're right that it's better when no single person or small cadre can unilaterally ...
You're right that it's better when no single person or small cadre can unilaterally throttle access to the public square.
However, I don't think it was that unclear at the time that deplatforming Trump violated Twitter's nominal commitment to free speech. What made it a difficult decision was Twitter's workforce, which was composed almost exclusively of progressive Democrats. The tribal drumbeat to drive out their political adversary must have been deafening.
Had Twitter had a commitment to hire people with actual diversity of thought, maybe there would've been more principled defenders of free speech to push back.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/16/twitter-employees-donated-almost-exclusively-to-democrats-in-2022/
However, I don't think it was that unclear at the time that deplatforming Trump violated Twitter's nominal commitment to free speech. What made it a difficult decision was Twitter's workforce, which was composed almost exclusively of progressive Democrats. The tribal drumbeat to drive out their political adversary must have been deafening.
Had Twitter had a commitment to hire people with actual diversity of thought, maybe there would've been more principled defenders of free speech to push back.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/16/twitter-employees-donated-almost-exclusively-to-democrats-in-2022/