Yes, I understand that Twitter is a private platform and it’s not censorship through government. I still have a problem with this. It doesn’t sit well. Big Tech is a proxy for official communications of Gov and banning a political opponent is just so wrong. The timing of this ban was so blatantly obvious - as soon as Biden took oath, Trump was booted off.
Other part of me thinks “Twitter is so much better without Trump”. I’m with you all.
Trump was removed from Twitter and Facebook on January 6th, not January 20th.
There are few things that can dampen First Amendment protections (to say nothing of Section 230 protections). Incitement to violence or insurrection is one of them (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action), and on January 6th, Twitter and FB made the judgement call that it was too likely that's what the President was doing. Perhaps if one turns one's head and squints, one could consider it government censorship because the CEOs of those companies didn't want any risk at all they'd be hauled into a Congressional oversight (or a court) over the use of their platforms in aiding and abetting an insurrection, but it's a strange type of government censorship that censors the President, isn't it? It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility in the US, given that Congress and the Courts are independent branches; perhaps one could make a claim that Congress can apply indirect pressure to shape what a President may say.
(There is, perhaps, more to be said on the topic in terms of why he's still banned from those sites).
Other part of me thinks “Twitter is so much better without Trump”. I’m with you all.