New White House digital staffer expressed excitement over social media ban on Trump: "Long overdue."

A White House digital staffer who was recently hired wrote a blog post in 2021, expressing their joy at social media companies finally banning President Trump and asking "What took them so long?"

On Monday, Andy Volosky posted a photo on social media in front of the White House with the caption "Started the new gig today." He is now the "deputy director of platforms" in the White House's Office of Digital Strategy, as per his Linkedin profile.

In his blog post on the website of a previous employer, Volosky praised the action taken by social media companies to ban Trump following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as "welcome steps to limiting anyone's ability to incite real-world violence."

In his article, Volosky cautioned that world leaders, governments, and spokespeople who use Twitter for propaganda to mask autocracy are still allowed to maintain their accounts on the platform.

Despite the speeches' consequences not being visible to most of the world, including Americans, their effects are still real.

He stated that Democrats have long supported regulating social media platforms and highlighted the importance of active users like himself in maintaining platform integrity.

As social professionals, we may initially find it frightening to navigate unfamiliar regulations that impact our daily work on these platforms. However, we can also leverage our expertise to ensure the platforms maintain integrity and contribute to the overall positive impact of social media on people's lives.

Social media professionals should prioritize content moderation and user safety, as demonstrated by the recent removal of Trump from social media platforms.

In 2022, the White House hired Megan Coyne, who previously worked in multiple social media roles for New Jersey's Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, to run the White House social media accounts. The Washington Post called the White House's tweets "feisty," and BuzzFeed said the posts were "punchy." Coyne is still in her role and will share the same title with Volosky.

Middle Seat Consulting previously employed Volosky as a "senior social & texting strategist."

The digital agency, which specializes in fundraising and advertising, received millions of dollars from Sen. John Fetterman's campaign and has collaborated with Justice Democrats and members of the "Squad."

The Real Justice PAC has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Middle Seat, a digital agency that promoted a fundraiser for an organization led by controversial activist Shaun King, which aimed to promote Soros-style prosecutors across the country.

The White House spokesperson defended Volosky, stating that White House officials are proud to have him on the team and are excited about the work he has already done to inform Americans about the president's efforts to lower costs and deliver for the American people.

"Robyn Patterson stated that social media companies are responsible for considering the effects of their platforms on the American people and national security, despite making independent decisions about the information they present."

In 2023, Facebook files reviewed by Fox revealed that Rob Flaherty, who previously served as the White House's director of digital strategy and is currently the Biden campaign's deputy campaign manager, played a prominent role in working with Facebook on behalf of the Biden White House regarding the narrative on social media as it related to COVID-19.

Flaherty and Facebook officials discussed conversations between Flaherty and Facebook officials in which Flaherty suggested that Facebook "pay attention" to conversations expressing hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccine and its potential side effects.

Can we grant agencies access to targeting parameters during the global pandemic, which they typically wouldn't have access to? The White House official posed this question in a conversation.

Planet Chronicle' Aubrie Spady and Andrew Murray contributed to this report.