“There is no precedent in American history for such a small number of corporations to control such a large sphere of human interaction,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

As the head of the USA noted, when social networks begin to decide on the veracity of posts and making changes or blocking them, then, in fact, this is a manifestation of editorial policy. In this regard, social networks are becoming a kind of publishers.

“At such moments, Twitter ceases to be a neutral social platform and becomes an editor with a point of view,” he said, adding that the same can be said about other social networks.

Earlier, Trump said when he writes on Twitter himself, and when an assistant does it for him.