By US President Donald Trump’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Account Locked
Some “scenes of chaos“, as described by US President-Elect Joe Biden, have been seen at the US Capitol as pro-Trump protesters attempted to overturn the presidential election results after Congress was set to confirm the victory of Joe Biden.
Twitter Locks Trumps Account
Due to the violent situation in the Capitol, Twitter has removed some of the tweets made by Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America, on his Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump.
As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://t.co/k6OkjNG3bM
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
Removed Tweets from Trump’s Twitter
On an additional Tweet made by the official account of the Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety), Twitter also revealed that Trump’s account will also be locked for twelve (12) hours. “This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked,” stated Twitter.
Furthermore, Twitter has also made mention about the possibility of Trump’s account being suspended permanently should he further violate the rules of the platform.
Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021
Facebook Blocks Trumps Account
Aside from Twitter, Trump was also blocked in Facebook. This was announced by the platform through a Tweet and on a blogpost published on official newsroom.
We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.
— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) January 7, 2021
Facebook Also Removes a Video of Trump
Facebook disclosed that they have been searching for and removing content involving praise and support of the storming of the US Capitol; calls to bring weapons to locations across the US, including protests; incitement or encouragement of the events at the Capitol; calls for protests; and attempts to restage violence in the coming days.
Thus, they revealed that they have removed the recent video of Trump speaking about the protests. Here’s a statement from Facebook’s VP of Integrity, Guy Rosen.
This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump’s video. We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence.
— Guy Rosen (@guyro) January 6, 2021
Instagram Locks Trumps Account
Another well-known platform made the same move as Twitter and Facebook, and it is Instagram. Also on a Tweet, Adam Mosseri, the Head of Instagram, announced that they are locking Trump’s Instagram account.
We are locking President Trump’s Instagram account for 24 hours as well. https://t.co/HpA79eSbMe
— Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) January 7, 2021
“US Capitol” and “Trump” Trends on Twitter
Until today (Thursday), January 7, 2021, at around 4:15 PM, many are still talking about what happened. “US Capitol” was among the Washington trends on Twitter, while in our country, the Philippines, “Trump” became among the trending topics.
You can read more about what happened at the US here:
What’s Happening at the US Capitol? Why Did Twitter Rid of Trump’s Tweets?
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