Twitter Defended Its Inaction on Trump’s ‘Nuclear Button’ Tweet

The social network said blocking a world leader would hide important information from people

Twitter used a tried-and-true public-relations tactic late last week: If you have an announcement that people are not going to like, release it late on a Friday.

President Donald Trump’s tweet last Tuesday taunting North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and reminding him that the U.S. possesses a “nuclear button,” as well, sparked outrage, with many people demanding to know why the tweet wasn’t deleted or Trump wasn’t punished in any other way.

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