He asked during an interview on CNBC on Wednesday if Trump’s tweet privileges could be restored if he wins the presidency again, CFO Ned Segal clarified that Trump’s ban is permanent.
“The way our policies work, when you are removed from the platform, you are removed from the platform,” he said, “whether you are a commentator, a CFO or a former or current official audience. Remember that our policies are designed to make sure people are not inciting violence, and if someone does, we should remove them from service and our policies do not allow people to come back. “
The statement was made amid Trump’s impeachment trial in Congress. If he is acquitted, Trump will not be prevented from seeking the presidency or other federal office.
Twitter took the unprecedented step to ban Trump last month after some of his supporters invaded the United States Capitol. At the time, Twitter said it was permanently suspending Trump “due to the risk of further incitement to violence.”
At the time of the crackdown, Twitter had already temporarily blocked Trump’s account in several tweets that, he said, contributed to a high risk of violence.
Twitter’s decision to ban Trump came amid a flood of actions by other technology companies against its accounts, including Facebook’s decision to ban Trump from posting “indefinitely” and YouTube’s decision to start sending attacks on the channel. Trump video.