Twitter has blocked the account of US president DOnald Trump following tweets which alleged false claims about election fraud and posts which included alleged incitement to violence.
In the midst of a violent protest on the Capitol building by Trump supporters, in which one woman died, Trump requested a stop to the violence but added that he ‘loved’ the ones protesting.
With further claims that the election was ‘stolen’, Twitter has taken action againts the President’s account.
Twitter safety tweeted: ‘Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.
‘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.’
Earlier, Twitter cited Trump’s tweets in violation and stopped replies, retweets and likes.
source https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/07/twitter-locks-donald-trumps-account-after-capitol-violence-13862047/