After tech giants banish Trump, things get complicated

For the past four years, Trump has enjoyed special status not given to regular users on Twitter and Facebook even as he used his perch atop the social media pyramid to peddle misinformation and hurl abuse at his critics. Could his loose leash on the platforms come to an end on Jan 20, 2021, when his successor is inaugurated? — AP

As the world adjusts to a Twitter without @realdonaldtrump, the next big question is: “Now what?”

Major tech platforms, long accused of giving President Donald Trump special treatment not allotted to regular users, have shown him the door in the wake of his incitement of violence by supporters at the US Capitol on Jan 6. He’s gone from Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat – even Shopify.