Twitter leader laments social media role in Trump’s election
A co-founder of Twitter says he’s sorry if the popular social media platform helped put Donald Trump in the White House, as the president has suggested.
In an interview (http: //nyti.ms/2qGcKkm) with The New York Times, Evan Williams says Twitter’s role in Trump’s populist rise is « a very bad thing. »
The president has credited Twitter with his election to the highest office in the land.
When confronted with that notion, Williams said: « If it’s true that he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter, then yeah, I’m sorry. »
The 45-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur also said the internet is obviously broken because it rewards extremes.
Williams also says he was wrong thinking that the world would be a better place if there was a platform for everyone to freely speak and exchange ideas.
