On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Trump’s accounts would be suspended indefinitely, citing ongoing risks of violence.ĭespite previously calling the protesters "special" in a video that he tweeted amid the riot Wednesday, Trump denounced their actions in a new video posted to Twitter on Thursday, saying the rioters "defiled the seat of American democracy."
The company required the removal of three of Trump’s tweets, including the video.įacebook and Instagram, which Facebook owns, followed suit the same night, announcing that Trump wouldn’t be able to post to either Facebook or Instagram for 24 hours following two violations of its policies. Twitter locked Trump out of his account for 12 hours and said that future violations by Trump could result in a permanent suspension. "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long," Trump tweeted. (FOX)Ī few hours after posting that video, Trump followed up with another tweet continuing to push unfounded claims of election fraud and appearing to justify the violence at the U.S. Government accounts including and would not be suspended unless absolutely necessary in order to alleviate real-world harm, according to the company.Ī screenshot of President Donald Trump's personal Twitter account suspended. RELATED: DOJ: 13 suspects in pro-Trump Capitol riot, including man pictured behind Pelosi’s desk, federally chargedĪccording to Twitter’s ban evasion policy, if another account was created by Trump and used for the purposes of evading the permanent ban, it would also be subject to permanent suspension. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open." Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. The statement continues: "In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. "After close review of recent Tweets from the account and the context around them - specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter - we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence," The social media giant wrote in a statement on Friday. Screenshot of a tweet by President Donald Trump using the official government account after his personal account was permanently suspended.Įarlier on Friday, Twitter announced that it had permanently suspended Trump’s personal Twitter account after a review, citing "the risk of further incitement of violence."
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