And yet here we are, discussing the events in a forum that anyone can view and sign up to.

"winning debates by preventing your opponent from speaking" is an interesting way to spin "choosing not to actively host the messages of the leader of a terrorist organisation who is actively encouraging bombings and murders"

Donald Trump is now one of the most dangerous terrorists on Earth. No private enterprise SHOULD have any dealings with him. They especially shouldn't be hosting his violent and dangerous messaging.

Claiming there is unfinished debate that needs to be let to continue seems like an argument that can be made indefinitely.

I think you have it wrong. One of the major thrusts of Plato's republic is that a philosopher king is better than a mobocracy.

I don't necessarily agree with the book, but the book does not argue about the superiority of an unfettered democracy - quite far from it.

The problem is that these people relied on this infrastructure in the first place. A president has the necessary means for an official communications channel, I can't quite figure out why he chose Twitter, a service provided by a private company and not the government, instead.

At the same time I must say, I personally don't use this type of social media anyway because I think there is a conflict of interest. I use Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, etc. No company gets to regulate my social activity on these.

I don't think that this is censorship though, as it is not the government deplatforming these people and groups. It was clear from the start that private companies could do that and that it is well within their rights, the problem is that we rely on private companies for social media when we really don't have to.

I dont think you know how Ancient Greeks democracy worked nor what Plato actually advocated for.

Neither was ever about everyone having right to join debate. The "prevent your opponent from speaking" was routine aspect of their systems.

I think it’s important to remember that democracy and freedom are not synonyms. I’m not such a fan of the former these days.

Are you in a debate with the president of the United States on Youtube?

> The Ancient Greeks would be proud of our new developments

I don't mean to be rude but that's not the best ideal: they had Socrates killed for "corrupting the youth" among many many other things nobody would consider democratic. Plato's Republic is also not very democratic to say the least.