La red social Twitter has temporarily blocked this Thursday, January 7, 2021, the personal account of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, after weeks of messages stating that the results of the United States elections they were a fraud.
Twitter has deleted, among others, a video where the president called his followers in the assault on the Capitol to stop the violence although it does not condemn the incidents during this Wednesday. During his speech at the gates of the White House, he praised his supporters and pointed out that he was angry with his followers.
This video has also been removed from his personal Facebook account which you have canceled your profile “indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks” for 24 hours before the “two violations” to the policies of the social network “which means that you will lose the ability to publish on the platform during that time.”
Mark Zuckerberg has written on his Facebook account that “the shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use the remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his chosen successor. , Joe Biden “. “We deleted these statements yesterday because we judge that their effect (and probably their intention) would be to provoke more violence”; indicates.
“We believe that the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block that we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least two weeks until complete the peaceful transition of power, “said Zuckerberg.
Twitter has warned that “as a result of the violent situation“Ongoing and unprecedented happening in Washington DC, we have requested the removal of three messages from Donald Trump for constant and serious violations of our civic integrity policy.”
From Twitter they have indicated that Donald Trump’s personal account will remain suspended for the next 12 hours before the messages of the US president after the assault on the Capitol. Twitter has noted that “we will continue to assess the situation in real time, including reviewing activity on the ground and statements made on Twitter. We will keep the public informed, even if further escalation in our approach to enforcement is necessary.
Why has Facebook deleted content?
From the social network they have explained that they have eliminated all that content that praises or supports the assault on the US Capitol, the calls to carry arms in the US, not only in Washington; inciting or promoting events on Capitol Hill, including videos or photos of protesters.
For this reason, from the social network they indicate that they removed from Facebook and Instagram the video of Donald Trump in which he spoke of the protests and called the elections in the United States “fraud”. With this, it seeks to “reduce the risk of violence,” they explain.
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