Facebook Freezes Donald Trump’s Account Until Joe Biden’s Inauguration
Twitter and YouTube, which are owned by Facebook, are also considering a similar move. Meanwhile, various other social media platforms have permanently frozen Donald Trump’s account.
Facebook froze the social media accounts of US President DonaldTrump until the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the new US President and Vice President on January 20, 2021. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said that allowing Trump to use his account was too risky after the President’s online activities The 45th US sparked riots in the Capitol Building as the senate and the House of Representatives were to authorize Biden’s victory.
“Donald Trump’s account will be frozen for at least the next two weeks, and maybe for the next,” Zuckerberg said as quoted by the Associated Press (AP), Friday (8/1). He noted that developments over the past 24 hours suggest Trump intends to use his remaining time in the White House to undermine a peaceful and legitimate transition of power to his successor, Joe Biden. READ ALSO Considered Triggering Unrest, Twitter Freezes Account Donald Trump Trump has repeatedly used social media to spread lies about the integrity of elections and how election results have been taken from him. Facebook has labeled and deleted a number of Trump’s posts, but still cannot be separated from criticism that accuses the social media platform of ignoring the spread of false and dangerous information. Zuckerberg said that a more aggressive approach was needed after Trump used these social media platforms to foment rebellion and violence against democratically elected governments. Twitter, which is also owned by Facebook, previously froze Trump’s account for 12 hours, but is now considering following its parent’s steps to silence Trump online until Biden-Harris’s inauguration on January 20. Meanwhile, YouTube, also owned by Facebook, will implement a more comprehensive policy to remove hoax videos related to the results of the US presidential election, threatening to freeze accounts for those who continue to repeat the offense.
Various other social media platforms have also taken similar steps. Snapchat on Wednesday permanently froze Trump’s account. Twitch, Amazon’s live-streaming account that Trump has used to broadcast his speeches, has said it will freeze Trump’s account until he leaves the White House. Twitch doesn’t want its platform to be used to incite further violence. Twitter lockdown is over, Trump admits defeat to Biden But Trump will feel the effects of the biggest social media silencing from Twitter. As of Thursday morning Trump was still claiming election votes had been stolen from him. The lockdown on Trump’s Twitter account ended Thursday (7/1) evening or Friday morning Indonesian time. When access to his account was reopened, Trump immediately posted a video condemning the upheaval caused by his supporters and admitting his defeat of
He said rioters had tainted the US democracy seat, and now the focus would shift to ensuring a smooth transition to Biden. “Now, Congress has certified the results. The new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power,” Trump said in a video statement via his @realDonaldTrump account.
Twitter has been inundated with criticism from its users who blame the platform for creating an online environment that sparked violence in Washington yesterday. “This day is the result of allowing people who have hatred in their hearts to use the platform that should be used to bring people together,” singer and actress Selena Gomez wrote on Twitter to her 64 million followers. “You have all disappointed the American people today, and I hope you will improve things going forward,” Selena tweeted.
