This week, in the wake of violent protests at the Capitol, the social media platforms took unprecedented steps to rein in the president. Facebook banned his account at least through Inauguration Day. Twitter removed tweets and locked his account for 12 hours. Will these measures really make a difference? And how is it that two CEOs came to have so much power over the president’s reach?

Guest: 

Danielle Citron, professor at UVA Law School and vice president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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