In the case of ''[[Trump v. Twitter]]'', filed in July 2021, attorneys for President Trump argued,
In the case of ''[[Trump v. Twitter]]'', filed in July 2021, attorneys for President Trump argued,
{{quotebox-float|"[The companies have] unprecedented power over the content of public discourse to censor constitutionally protected speech with impunity, resulting in a grave threat to the freedom of expression and to democracy itself."<ref>https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-sues-tech-giants-for-booting-him-from-their-sites/</ref>}}
{{quotebox-float|"[The companies have] unprecedented power over the content of public discourse to censor constitutionally protected speech with impunity, resulting in a grave threat to the freedom of expression and to democracy itself."<ref>https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-sues-tech-giants-for-booting-him-from-their-sites/</ref>}}
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==Jack Dorsey==
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Dick Costolo became CEO in 2010. He was formerly a [[Google]] executive.<ref name=wsj>{{cite news|title=Beyond Tech Geeks and Narcisssists: Twitter Aims to Boost Site's Utility|work=Wall Street Journal|first=Shira|last=Ovide|date=July 24, 2012|page=B1}}</ref>
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In a July 2012 interview with the ''Wall Street Journal'' Twitter's CEO explained his future plans. The paper noted, "Twitter executives still fight a perception that the service is only for tech geeks or narcissists, and there remain doubts about how big the San Francisco company can grow."<ref name=wsj/> Twitter wants to encourage users to communicate about particular events while they happen. Twitter plans to encourage independent application developers to use Twitter as a platform. It hopes to add tools to allow companies to analyze messages that discuss particular companies and events.<ref name=wsj/>