Closing Trump’s Twitter Account “a Nuclear Explosion” in the Internet World, Zakharova Says

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova didn’t mince words over the sudden closing of Trump’s Twitter account, calling it the internet equivalent of “a nuclear explosion” and a serious blow to democracy in the West. “Recently, all major social media platforms in the United States have blocked the account of the President of the United States. These social media have closed an official account with millions of followers without a court ruling or the opinion of professional ethics agencies. Even those American allies who are not so closely related to Trump himself cannot tolerate the blow to Western values by this behavior.” Zakharova wrote on her Facebook account. “The aftereffects are worse than destruction. A blow has been dealt to the democratic values professed by Western society. Both darknet apologists and the advocates of harsh censorship have instantly gained a substantial argument. The media market has begun to be reshaped and a massive digital migration is afoot,” she said.