The erosion of traditional establishment filters first by such mediums as direct mail, talk radio and cable, later and most powerfully by social media has been a primary factor in the rise of potent ideological movements on right and left alike.
Hey, Twitter, Are You Sure About This? – POLITICO
It is why the election and bizarre presidency of an insurgent disruptor like Donald J. Trump inconceivable in the 20th century era of establishment media was eminently conceivable in this era.
And it is why the decision Friday night by Twitter to permanently ban Trump from its platform is a signal moment a historic move, even before we know the consequences that will flow from it.
It represents an effort to reassert the notion that filters have a place in political communication and that some voices have lost their claim on public legitimacy even when that voice has 89 million followers and is just two months past receiving the second-highest number of votes in U.S. election history.
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