Jimmy Wales—Called President Trump a 'lunatic' over social media regulation threats
Wales publicly called Trump a 'lunatic' in response to his threats to regulate social media companies, stating 'Worst case scenario is that platforms don't have courage to tell Trump to go away, that they begin to adapt policies to his whims because he is a lunatic.'
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Press Freedom | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Criticism May 30, 2020 documented
Called President Trump a 'lunatic' over social media regulation threats
Wales publicly called Trump a 'lunatic' in response to his threats to regulate social media companies, stating 'Worst case scenario is that platforms don't have courage to tell Trump to go away, that they begin to adapt policies to his whims because he is a lunatic.'