Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has warned employees that the recent crackdown by the social media giant following the U.S. Capitol riots will be “much bigger” than just banning President Trump’s account.
Dorsey’s message during last Friday’s meeting was leaked to Project Veritas, and a Twitter spokesman confirmed it was authentic.
“We are focused on one account now, but it will be much bigger than just one account and it will last much longer than just this day, this week and the next few weeks, and it goes beyond the inauguration,” said Dorsey in the videoconference published by the conservative vehicle on Thursday.
“So the focus is certainly on this account and how it relates to violence in the real world. But also, we need to think about a much longer term around how these dynamics work over time. I don’t believe this will disappear anytime soon. “
Dorsey then proceeds to discuss the massive Twitter cleanup of 70,000 QAnon-related accounts after the January 6 deadly uproar in Washington, DC – calling it “an example of a much broader approach that we should examine and deepen. “
In an unprecedented move, Twitter permanently banned Trump from the platform two days after the siege of the Capitol “due to the risk of further incitement to violence”
“It’s not leaving,” warned Dorsey during Friday’s meeting. “The USA is extremely divided. Our platform is showing this every day. And our role is to protect the integrity of that conversation, and what we can do is make sure that no one is harmed on the basis of it ”.
James O’Keefe, who founded Project Veritas, known for its anti-organization operations against liberal organizations, said the video was recorded by an “internal whistleblower” who works for Twitter.
A Twitter spokesman confirmed the authenticity of the video for Fox News.
“The comments shown in the video were delivered to our more than 5,400 employees and are almost the same words that Jack shared in a recent Tweet Thread that provides context and reflections on our work to protect the conversation in recent weeks,” said the spokesman. .
On Wednesday, Dorsey explained Twitter’s decision to ban Trump on a long topic.
“I believe this was the right decision for Twitter,” he tweeted. “We faced an extraordinary and unsustainable circumstance, which forced us to focus all of our actions on public security. Offline damage as a result of online speech is proven to be real and what drives our policy and enforcement above all ”.