If Trump had really been ousted for ideological reasons, his ouster would have come much sooner
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Summary
Trump has never made a secret of the very righteous nature of his ideology, yet he was able to spread it with total impunity for many years. If he finally got himself banned, it was because social networks feared being associated with the capitol assault he sponsored. Without the latter, it's likely he would never have been banned.
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“If Twitter has waited so long to tackle Trump's tweets, it's because its main objective is to generate profits, not to promote free speech.”
Sonali Kolhatkar, “The blue bird chases greenbacks, not free speech”, Solidaire, magazine of the Belgian Labour Party, january-february 2023.