Edward Snowden: Facebook officially silences the President of the United States. For better or worse, this will be remembered as a turning point in the battle for control over digital speech.

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1347210550489583624

I know a lot of folks in the comments read this are like "YAAAAS," which, like—I get it. But imagine for a moment a world that exists for more than the next 13 days, and this becomes a milestone that will endure.

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) January 7, 2021

Anyone who celebrates the "de-platforming" of the sitting President from social media — likely the most extreme thing which has happened over the past day — is a naked authoritarian who craves the punitive authority of tech companies to carrying out their political bidding

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 7, 2021