As I covered previously, U.S. President Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook.

It was a noteworthy move, and condemnation of the social media sock is coming from a most unexpected place: a supermodel.

You may know Victoria’s Secret angel/Sports Illustrated bikini beauty Emily Ratajkowski:

Emily Ratajkowski Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues Bikini – https://t.co/RcDLNIsp3R pic.twitter.com/FE9CY1XJ6k

— 24Indianews (@24_indianews) June 11, 2016

.@emrata and Victoria's Secret model @JasTookes attend the #HarpersBazaar ICONS party. More celebs spotted at #NYFW https://t.co/ID2m5qXzF8 pic.twitter.com/A83awIH6lk

— ET Canada (@ETCanada) September 7, 2019

emily ratajkowski has such a perfect body.
these pictures called me fat in 15 different languages pic.twitter.com/maaF3A9Mbp

— alina (@_J_alina) May 7, 2019

As it turns out, Emily’s not a fan of locking the Leader of the Free World.

And she makes a potent point — if Facebook can put a gag on the most powerful (?) man in the world…well…

Here’s how she put it:

“This gives Facebook/tech/Zuck THE MOST POWER. If he can shut the president up/off he can shut any of us up/off.”

This gives Facebook/tech/Zuck THE MOST POWER. If he can shut the president up/off he can shut any of us up/off

— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) January 7, 2021

Not everyone tweeted in agreement, but the influencer — who has 14 million followers on Instagram — certainly stirred things up:

Yes he can. And he will.

— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) January 7, 2021

Some people need to be shut off. There is human and soicial responsibilities that outweigh an individual doing or saying whatever the hell they please. No one needs Facebook etc. And at the same time, strong consistent rules against the czars make social media safe/successful.

— Bruce Williams (@shamanalix) January 7, 2021

Wow

The 1st Amendment is gonzo

It had a good run

— Jeff Fox (@jeff75fox) January 7, 2021

The constitution doesn’t protect hate speech or speech that incites violence. You’re talking about censorship which is not what’s happening.

— nydoorman (@NYDoorman) January 7, 2021

You signed up for that when you created an account. They just prefer that their platform isn’t used to spread misinformation/bigotry/hatred or incite violence. This is a country of free speech, not free from consequences.

— Kimbo Yikes (@RabbiKimbo) January 7, 2021

I was thinking about this yesterday.. the power trip Dorsey or Zuck have being able to “turn off” the presidents social media. Wild.

— Jesse Khalil (@JesseKhalil) January 7, 2021

This won’t be popular with the twitter crowd besides drone mind “private companies can do whatever they want!” completely missing the point of a civil libertarian philosophy, but it’s true. Everyone loves censorship until they’re the ones targeted.

— NOLA Zelicans (@BullCitySon) January 7, 2021

THATS what you choose to speak on today? Not the Territorials or unjust treatment of minorities in this country?? I wish someone would censor you.

— toni childless (@KOlive420) January 7, 2021

What are you talking about . Trump instigated this yesterday and then made a video saying they were lovely people and he loves them. He did this himself why can Americans not have any accountability for shit anymore. It’s not always someone else fault

— Elliot Valentine S (@MrValentine93) January 7, 2021

And in case you’re wondering, Emily’s a lovely liberal: Amid the discussion, she pointed out, “[S]ocial media is an incredible tool to organize grassroots movements as proved by this summer’s protests.”

Actually no social media is an incredible tool to organize grassroots movements as proved by this summer’s protests

— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) January 7, 2021

And here’s her Bernie bonafides:

it’s becoming harder and harder to tell me and emily ratajkowski apart!!!! pic.twitter.com/8hLThN9eOh

— rudolph (@girlinabasement) December 31, 2020

But she understands the implications of controlling expression and access:

“My concern is that this gives big tech the opportunity to shut down ‘leftist extremists’ who are important political organizers.”

My concern is that this gives big tech the opportunity to shut down “leftist extremists” who are important political organizers.

— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) January 7, 2021

Putting the President wholly aside, it’s an increasingly important question to ask: What becomes of us, if people’s primary source of information is curtailed by those on one political side?

This tweeter insisted it’s the Left that’s been sacked by Silicon Valley:

what kind of life do you have to lead in order to somehow not notice that big tech companies have been blacklisting leftists for decades

— Arkanoid DS Soundtrack 💿 (@arkanoidDSost) January 7, 2021

Emily wasn’t averse:

I’m aware. And before tech leftists were being blacklisted by other means. People responding to my tweet somehow do not understand what license this gives big tech to continue to do so this time with people cheering. Patriot act 2.0?

— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) January 7, 2021

She’s right about the cheering — as the saying goes, “It’s always funny until it happens to you.”

And in this #CancelCulture age, boy, can it happen to you. No matter who you are.

As for Facebook in particular, Emily’s not the only familiar face standing in opposition.

Consider Elon Musk’s late-night Wednesday tweet:

This is called the domino effect pic.twitter.com/qpbEW54RvM

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021

What will become of America’s digital social platforms? It seems to me there are only two possibilities: They will allow all expression, or they’ll eventually lose half their participants.

If things continue as they’ve been, I see some substantial splits in our future.

And that’s not limited to social media.

A great change is likely coming, and it isn’t necessarily moving slow.

-ALEX

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