Soon after, Twitter decided to remove several of Trump’s tweets during the rally and locked his account for 12 hours. In addition to that, the company also threatened to permanently ban Trump if he continues to break Twitter’s policy.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 7, 2021 One of the tweets contained a video that has also made its way to Facebook and YouTube who then decided to remove it as well. On top of that, Facebook and Instagram have since blocked Trump from posting anything on their platform for 24 hours.
— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) January 7, 2021 In a joint blog post by two of Facebook’s VPs, Guy Rosen and Monika Bickert, the social media platform further revealed that it is now actively searching and removing contents that support the mob attack on the Capitol. The company will also deploy a new label to indicate that Joe Biden’s victory has been certified on all posts that tried to say otherwise. (Image: Al-Jazeera)
