Major social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have banned Donald J. Trump from using his account. He is accused of misusing his fan to disseminate false claims over presidential elections and incite mob violence.
Initially, Trump was banned for 24 hours on major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for his tweets, leading rioters into violence in the US capitol building. After completing Trump’s tenure, Donald Trump has been falsely accusing his elected successor Joe Biden.
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
Twitter had mentioned that “Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of Donald Trump’s account.
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
Now, Twitter has permanently banned Donald Trump’s account on 9th January.
After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.https://t.co/CBpE1I6j8Y
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) January 8, 2021
In response, Trump has used the Us Government Official Twitter handle to tweet about the further incident.
Meanwhile, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement regarding Trump’s ban. Mark has mentioned that President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be disabled for at least the next two weeks.
The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden.
His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect — and likely their intent — would be to provoke further violence.
Following the certification of the election results by Congress, the priority for the whole country must now be to ensure that the remaining 13 days and the days after inauguration pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms.
Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules, at times removing content or labeling his posts when they violate our policies. We did this because we believe that the public has a right to the broadest possible access to political speech, even controversial speech. But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.
We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete. – Mark zuckerberg
“It’s clear that Trump’s tweets and posts were manipulating the white nationalists into violence,” Said Eric Nang. So the tech giants were compelled to ban their own President from using their platform.
On the other hand, the retail service platform Shopify kicked out Trump’s owned stores from their platforms. YouTube has stated that “Videos that intend violence or post false information regarding capitol will be permanently removed.” Also, Twitch, a popular gaming platform, has disabled Trump’s account.
