This was the right move by Twitter at the right time.
If they had blocked his account years, or even months ago, they would have had maintained no credibility as a platform, in the pocket of the left, etc.
If they don't take a stand now, they're all but complicit in perpetuating this [riot? attempted coup? insurrection?]
That said, people should be careful what they wish for: we don't want a couple of powerful media platforms deciding which speech is considered permissible and which isn't. They have to be very conservative in their approach or these platforms will cease to carry any authority.
If they had blocked his account years, or even months ago, they would have had maintained no credibility as a platform, in the pocket of the left, etc.
If they don't take a stand now, they're all but complicit in perpetuating this [riot? attempted coup? insurrection?]
That said, people should be careful what they wish for: we don't want a couple of powerful media platforms deciding which speech is considered permissible and which isn't. They have to be very conservative in their approach or these platforms will cease to carry any authority.