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by havermeyer 2886 days ago
Politicians play by a different set of rules: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/.... From the blog:

> Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.

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Sounds like an easy way out of taking a stand from the spineless, "@jack" and his ilk.