Block Trump’s vitriol for ever

FACEBOOK and Twitter finally stopped Donald Trump from posting — even if it is only for a short time.

This was as a result of his words that encouraged an act of terrorism at the Capitol and his repeated lies about the election result. But why has it taken so long?

With a number of Republicans finally standing up to Trump, surely the social media organisations could switch off his vitriol and false claims for good? A permanent block would be appreciated by many.

I know freedom of speech is important, but this could be the exception. DENNIS FITZGERALD

Melbourne, Australia