JURIST: Journalist Banned from Twitter Says It’s Important That Users Not Self-Censor
This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Steve Herman, and was originally published here.
In an exclusive interview with JURIST Friday, VOA Chief National Correspondent and JURIST Journalist in Residence Steve Herman, banned from Twitter in mid-December, said it is important that people not self-censor amid the turmoil surrounding Elon Musk’s newly-acquired social media platform. Herman remains suspended from Twitter for posts pertaining to Musk, but recognized that Twitter is among the most influential social media platforms available.
Prior to his December 15, 2022 suspension, Herman said he used the platform every day. “I spent the better part of 15 years on Twitter. I mean literally from first thing in the morning to last thing at night,” he said. Herman, like many other journalists in the field, relied upon Twitter’s vast userbase for sources and quotes. Over his 15 years on Twitter, he accumulated a smattering of high profile followers, including diplomats, prominent journalists, politicians, business executives and royalty. Herman said, “I didn’t have their email addresses or their phone numbers, but they followed me. So I could direct message them or hit them up for quotes as sources.”
This demonstrates just how crucial of a role Twitter plays in the societal exchange of information. As Herman described it, Twitter has become everyone’s “...
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