Twitter policy chief: Now is right time to review world leader rule exceptions

The social network was specifically asked why former US president Donald Trump was permanently banned from the platform following the Capitol Hill riots in January, while accounts belonging to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been allowed to remain

Now is the right time to review whether Twitter should continue making exceptions for contentious posts by world leaders, a senior policy maker for the social network has said.

Twitter is currently re-evaluating its policies for politicians and government officials that allow some rule-breaking content to remain on the platform with warning labels.