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Twitter CEO responds to the "title" incident: made the right decision, but will still promote the establishment of decentralized social media standards

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Jack Dorsey: In the future, the Internet will develop like the basic technical model of Bitcoin.

Rhythm BlockBeats news, on January 14, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey posted a response to the ban on the account of former US President Trump. The news that Trump was blocked by the media including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram made a lot of noise.

Even V God broke his consistent "Twitter-minimization" principle, tweeting express their views on the matter. He said Twitter founder Jack Dorsey (Jack Dorsey)'s ban on the president of the United States violated the principles of freedom and democracy (Dorsey was not elected), but at the same time, it was a victory for the separation of powers. And Fred Wilson, an investor in well-known Internet companies such as Twitter and Tumblr, and co-founder of Union Square Fund, also expressed similar views to V God.

Jack Dorsey tweeted today: "Not thankful or proud to cancel Trump account. (We) took this action after a clear warning, and we made this decision based on the information on Twitter and off the network that (he posted) personal safety threats, is this correct?"< /p>

“I believe this is the right decision for Twitter. We face an unusual and unstable situation that forces We focus all of our actions on public safety. The offline harm that online speech does is real, and it drives our policies and enforcement in the first place.” But Dorsey also reflected, “That being said, banning accounts has Really significant impact. Despite sometimes being faced with necessary and obvious exceptions, I think banning accounts is a sign of our ultimate inability to foster healthy conversations. This is a time for us to reflect on our own operations and our surroundings.”

Dorsey believes it is time to take these actions to decentralize the public conversation. Too much centralization of power limits the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning. And set a precedent he sees as dangerous: the power an individual or company has to be part of the global public conversation.

The check and accountability for this power has always been the fact that services like Twitter are only A small part of a larger public conversation. If people disagree with our rules and enforcement, they can simply go to another internet service. This notion was challenged last week, however, when some providers of fundamental internet tools also decided not to host (allow users to post) content they deem dangerous. I don't think it was premeditated, more likely: the company draws its own conclusions or is inspired by the actions of others. Think this response may be needed at this time, but in the long run it will undermine the noble purposes and ideals of the open internet. A company making a business decision to adjust itself feels differently than a government removing access, but feels much the same.

Finally, Dorsey also mentioned that the reason why he is so enthusiastic about Bitcoin is largely because of its Model presented: fundamental Internet technology not controlled or influenced by any single individual or entity. This is what the Internet wants to be, and over time, there will be many Internets that will be like this.

For future Twitter improvements, Dorsey still insists on "Bluesky Project": "We're trying to Standards, funding an initiative to do our part. Our goal is to be a client of standards for the Internet's public dialogue layer."