Twitter leader says he’s ‘sorry’ for social media role in Donald Trump’s election

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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 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.

Republished with permission of The Associated Press.

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  1. At what point is the Associated Press going to publish any articles complementary to the President? Or, will this “News” source continue to show their true biased position. What happened to “We report, you decide”? I don’t need some biased writer from the Associated Press of all places, pushing one sided news.
    Have a nice day and now, move on.

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