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The online networks Facebook and Twitter are among Donald Trump’s most important platforms for reaching his followers. After the riot at the seat of the US Congress, the accounts of the elected president were blocked for the time being.
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Washington – In view of the riot at the seat of the US Congress, major online services have blocked the accounts of the elected President Donald Trump for the time being. The short message service Twitter blocked the outgoing incumbent’s account for twelve hours on Wednesday. The company also threatened Trump with permanent exclusion from his preferred communication platform. The online network Facebook also blocked the president’s page for an initial 24 hours.
Twitter justified the drastic intervention with “repeated and serious” violations of Trump against the guidelines of the company in the fight against false information. If Trump himself does not delete three messages posted on Wednesday with alleged false information about the presidential election in November, his account will be permanently blocked. Shortly before, Twitter had initially removed the three messages.
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Twitter also restricted the distribution and commentary on messages that fueled the storming of the Washington seat of Congress. According to the company, the step affects content that the service has provided with warnings about suspected incorrect information. These tweets could therefore no longer be distributed, commented on or given a like. Twitter justified the step with the “risk of violence”.
Trump does not recognize the election victory of the future president and tirelessly claims that there were massive frauds in the presidential election on November 3. He has not presented any evidence to support this claim.
Twitter is Trump’s most important digital platform
Twitter is Trump’s premier digital platform for reaching out directly to his following. In recent months, however, the online service had increasingly focused on the messages of Trump and repeatedly provided its posts with warnings.
Facebook also took action against Trump in the face of the riot in Washington. The elected president could not publish anything there for 24 hours, as the company announced. Trump’s latest messages increase the “risk of ongoing violence instead of reducing it,” the company said.
Facebook deletes video message from Trump
Facebook had previously deleted a video message from Trump to its demonstrating supporters. “It is an emergency and we are taking appropriate emergency measures,” said Facebook Vice President Guy Rosen. Twitter and the online platform YouTube also deleted the video.
In the clip, Trump had called his demonstrating supporters after the storming of the Capitol in Washington to go “home”. However, he also repeated his allegations about alleged electoral fraud and assured his supporters: “We love you.”
After storming the Capitol, Congress had to suspend its deliberations for several hours. Both chambers of Congress met to formally confirm the result of the presidential election. After an interruption of several hours, the Senate and House of Representatives then resumed their deliberations late on Wednesday evening (local time).
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