This takes it a step closer, and certainly invokes that fear.
They would have done it sooner if it was politically motivated, as opposed to being in reaction to breach of their ToS.
I disagree. Earlier would mean Republicans have more time to enforce consequences. With looming antitrust cases with many big tech companies, this could be construed as a pledge of loyalty.
Interesting point I hadn't considered, but in the face of it, Occam's razor makes me more inclined to believe this isn't a cross-Big Tech conspiracy and more in reaction to the bad press following the Capitol events.
I’d argue it’s both. They’re acting in concert and not letting a good crisis go to waste.
Or they wanted to do it sooner but they were afraid that Trump might get angry and come after them like what he did to Tic Tok?