A 45-year-old Twitter's top lawyer, Vijaya Gadde, an immigrant from India spearheaded the decision to permanently suspend US President Donald Trump's Twitter accounts according to foreign media reports.
On Friday, Donald Trump's Twitter handles were blocked for the first time, finally escalating its crackdown on the president's social media posts that they believe encouraged and supported rioters at the US Capitol.
Ms Gadde, the company's head of Legal, Policy and Trust and Safety issues, on Twitter said: "The account of @realDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence. We've also published our policy enforcement analysis you can read more about our decision here."
Ms Gadde has garnered a lot of attention and has been profiled by some of the leading US publications. They have described Vijaya as "the most powerful social media executive you've never heard of"
As a corporate lawyer, Gadde operates in the background herself moulding policies, but her influence has helped shape Twitter for most of the past decade. And with Twitter's role in global politics having increased, so has Gadde's visibility.
On Friday, Donald Trump's Twitter handles were blocked for the first time, finally escalating its crackdown on the president's social media posts that they believe encouraged and supported rioters at the US Capitol.
Ms Gadde, the company's head of Legal, Policy and Trust and Safety issues, on Twitter said: "The account of @realDonaldTrump has been permanently suspended from Twitter due to the risk of further violence. We've also published our policy enforcement analysis you can read more about our decision here."
Ms Gadde has garnered a lot of attention and has been profiled by some of the leading US publications. They have described Vijaya as "the most powerful social media executive you've never heard of"
As a corporate lawyer, Gadde operates in the background herself moulding policies, but her influence has helped shape Twitter for most of the past decade. And with Twitter's role in global politics having increased, so has Gadde's visibility.
