Think Again Trigger Violence, Twitter Shuts Donald Trump’s Account

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2 min readJan 9, 2021

Twitter previously froze Trumps account after a crowd of supporters stormed the Capitol Building in Washington

The feud between Twitter and Donald Trump grew longer after the social media giant closed the account of the President of the United States. Trump’s tweets, which are considered to have the potential to trigger riots, are the starting point. Previously, Twitter froze Trump’s Twitter account for 12 hours on Wednesday (6/1) because it was deemed to have violated rules on violence. But this time they took a harder step.

“We permanently suspend the account due to the risk of further incitement to violence,” Twitter said. The first tweet reads that 75 million patriot voters will not be treated unfairly in the future. Meanwhile, the second tweet is a certainty that they will not attend the inauguration of Joe Biden who defeated him in the 2020 US Presidential Election. different, including to incite violence, “said Twitter. However, this Twitter closure is only intended for the @realDonaldTrump account and not Trump personally. They also will not suspend @POTUS and @WhiteHouse accounts but only limit their use.” This account will be redirected. to the new administration on time and will not be suspended unless it is necessary to men reduce the dangers in the real world, “said Twitter.

Trump himself tried out the latest Twitter policy on Friday (8/1) night. He tweeted from the @POTUS account and criticized Twitter. “Twitter is increasingly banning free speech and Twitter employees have coordinated with Democrats and Left Radicals in removing my account from their platforms,” ​​he tweeted. As previously reported, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building in Washington and sparked riots. Members of Parliament and Senate who were originally scheduled to hold a trial to confirm Joe Biden’s victory in the US election had to be evacuated. Apart from Twitter, social media platforms Facebook and Youtube also had time to delete uploads from Donald Trump’s account. However, Facebook and Youtube have not suspended Trump’s account despite pressure from a number of advocacy groups.

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