All sides of politics should be opposing the censorship of the US President. (MPs not so tweet on censoring Trump, 12/1). Twitter allowed Trump’s 88.7 million followers to directly communicate with him, including those wishing to be critical. In practice, Twitter’s relationship with Trump was one of interdependence. Bypassing the “fake” media was otherwise impossible. Millions of followers are great advertising revenue. Rusticating their (orange) goose laying golden eggs will be costly. Yesterday, Twitter reported a first quarter $8.4 million loss compared to last year’s $191 million profit. With $3.43 billion debt, Twitter itself may be following Trump out the door. Epitaph writers might ponder the cost. Alan Sexton, North Parramatta. 13Jan2021.