Twitter and Snapchat have temporarily blocked the personal account of the president of the United States, Donald Trump. This is an unprecedented decision taken by the two platforms after the assault on Wednesday, January 6, on the Capitol.
Twitter has deleted the president’s private account and has deleted, above all, a video in which although he asked his supporters to put an end to the violence, not only did he not condemn the incidents, he seemed to praise his supporters. He said of them that they were people “special”.
In the video, he returned to the attack with his accusations about the alleged electoral fraud and blamed other people for the current situation that the United States has experienced.
The video has also been removed from Facebook. He The assault on the Capitol has closed with four dead, a civilian who was shot and had a flag of support for Trump tied to her body, and three men who died in hospitals. About fifteen policemen have been injured and there have been 52 arrests.
Shortly after deleting Trump’s message, the public communication account of Twitter has issued an alert announcing that “As a result of the unprecedented, ongoing and violent situation that is occurring in Washington DC, we have requested the removal of three messages from Donald Trump for constant and serious violations of our civic integrity policy. “
The company has explained that the president’s personal account, @realdonaldtrump, will remain suspended for the next 12 hours after the deletion of these messages.
They have also warned Trump that “further violations of Twitter’s rules, including our civic integrity policies or violent threats, will lead to permanent suspension “ of your account.
An important Republican congressman has described what happened as typical of a banana republic
Likewise, Twitter has communicated that it follows “Evaluating the situation in real time” and that it is pending future statements, including those made outside the scope of the little bird’s platform: “We will keep the public informed, even if a hardening of our performance is necessary”, have manifested.
Also, the application Snapchat has also blocked Trump’s account. They will follow the situation in real time to decide how long it will remain blocked and what measures they will adopt, a spokesperson told Techcrunch, according to Europa Press.
Republican Congressman Mike Gallaguer has described what happened on Capitol Hill as the scene of a banana republic, and even asked Donald Trump to stop what was happening from his Twitter account. The images of what happened have overwhelmed the whole world. We are talking about one of the most important democracies in the world.
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Twitter and Snapchat block Donald Trump’s account after his supporters’ assault on the Capitol
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The platforms Twitter and Snapchat have decided to close the personal accounts of Donald Trump after he did not condemn the assault on the Capitol in his last video where he asked to stop the violence. Four people have died.
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