Social Media Companies Are Banning Trump. Why Now? By NPR Published January 10, 2021 at 4:06 AM PST This story was published more than 3 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to social media researcher Jennifer Grygiel about why social media companies didn't react sooner to President Trump's online presence. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.