The Jan 6 riot at the United States Capitol in Washington damaged the US' reputation internationally and brought disrepute to Americans.<\/p>\n
It was carried out by disgruntled people who were allegedly incited by then President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
Twitter's action two days later to permanently ban Mr Trump's account was, in my opinion, appropriate.Facebook has also indefinitely suspended his account.<\/p>\n
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday at theWorld Economic Forum that it was wrong for tech giants to make such a decision(EU chief takes aim at tech giants over freedom of speech, Jan 27).<\/p>\n
She said \"such serious interference with freedom of expression should not be based on company rules alone\".<\/p>\n
I beg to differ. Freedom of speech should be exercised with responsibility.<\/p>\n
No one, especially leaders, should have the liberty to say whatever they like with no regard to the effect their words will have on the public.<\/p>\n
We in Singapore enjoy peace solely because the misuse of this liberty is closely monitored here.<\/p>\n
Chandra Bose<\/p>\n
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