Twitter Locks Trump's Account for 12 Hours, Warns He Could Be Removed

  • 3 years ago
Twitter Locks Trump's
Account for 12 Hours, Warns He Could Be Removed.
The remarkable action of the social media platform
marked the first time Donald Trump's
Twitter account had been locked.
The company warned that further violation of
the platform's rules “will result in the permanent
suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.”.
Twitter also removed at least three
of Trump's tweets from Wednesday.
including the tweet containing the
video message Trump recorded for the mob of his supporters that stormed the U.S. Capital building.
As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., .., @TwitterSafety, Twitter.
... we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy, @TwitterSafety, Twitter.
Both Facebook and
YouTube also removed the video.
This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump’s video, Guy Rosen, Facebook Vice President of Integrity,
via CNBC.
We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence, Guy Rosen, Facebook Vice President of Integrity,
via CNBC.
Congressional lawmakers
have reconvened to
complete the Electoral
College count ceremony

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