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DISINFO: Trump was denied his right to speak

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Donald Trump social media Freedom of speech Hate Speech Censorship US Presidential Elections

DISINFO: Trump was denied his right to speak

SUMMARY

What we saw regarding former US President Donald Trump, by denying his natural right to speak to the media, or via social media, confirms that the United States of America behaves in a more violent and extreme manner when it comes to its internal security and stability of its political system.

RESPONSE

This message is consistent with the broad pro-Kremlin narrative that seeks to discredit democratic societies by painting the latter as totalitarian systems that want to persecute anyone who expresses views that are different from the dominant way of thinking.

In fact, the decision by internet companies against former American President Donald Trump is a response to disinformation and crimes that might be contained within the speech itself. A good example is incitement and this is what happened when Trump actually "ordered" his supporters to march to the Capitol on January 6th.

While top international figures have criticised these moves as a worrying sign of power in the hands of social media platforms, many voices also pointed that there were multiple reasons for doing it, including preventing further violence and curbing hate speech, which is not protected by freedom of expression.

On another note, and despite the bans on all major social media platforms, Trump is far from being isolated. Trump has already used his account on an online conservative platform called “Gab” where he released a letter from his lawyers and where he continues to claim that the 2020 US election was fraudulent.

Apart from social media, Trump has recently granted an interview to "Fox Nation" and has already launched his Office of the Former President to "carry on the agenda of the Trump administration", a platform he controls that is entitled to federal funding. The office will organise statements, issue press releases and sort out Trump's public schedule — so he has some avenue to get his message out.

See other examples in our database, such as claims that there was electoral fraud in the US because the Deep State didn’t want Trump reelected; or that the real American ruler, which is the Deep State, will kill any US president that confronts it, or that Russia is the world champion in free speech”; or that Russia is the most liberal country and that there is no restriction of foreign media in Russia.

This case contained another narrative claiming that Ukraine is being racist against Russian culture and that Russia is on a well-known course of supporting the UN.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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