Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends Trump ban, but admits company's power sets 'dangerous' precedent - Fox News

"I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump, or how we got here," Dorsey began a lengthy Twitter thread.

"I believe this was the right decision for Twitter," Dorsey continued.

Dorsey acknowledged that taking such actions "fragment the public conversation", "divide us" and "limit the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning." He also admitted that the power of his corporation in the "global public conversation" has set a "dangerous" precedent. .

"The check and accountability on this power has always been the fact that a service like Twitter is one small part of the larger public conversation happening across the internet.

If folks do not agree with our rules and enforcement, they can simply go to another internet service," Dorsey wrote. .

"This moment in time might call for this dynamic, but over the long term it will be destructive to the noble purpose and ideals of the open internet," Dorsey said.

All this can’t erode a free and open global internet."

"I believe the internet and global public conversation is our best and most relevant method of achieving this

"After assessing the language in these Tweets against our Glorification of Violence policy, we have determined that these Tweets are in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy and the user @realDonaldTrump should be immediately permanently suspended from the service."