Twitter today removed three of Donald Trump’s tweets due to “…severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy.” Trump’s access to Twitter will be locked for 12 hours. Twitter warns continued violation could result in permanent suspension.
Trump has over 88.7 million followers and has been a big user of the platform.
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
Trump’s video calling for calm was also removed by Facebook. In the video calling for protestors to go home, he also expressed sympathy for the people storming the Congress stating “go home, we love you.” He also reiterated the false claim that the election was stolen. Facebook’s VP for integrity, Guy Rosen, said on Twitter that the video was removed “…because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence.”
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
NBC News reported that YouTube also opted to removed the same video.
Congress is supposed to resume tonight and take up the work that was suspended: the certification of the Electoral College.
In other news, the governor’s mansion in Washington State was breeched. In Olympia protestors in sympathy with the same movement in the capitol broke through the governor’s mansion’s gate.
Protesters breaking thru gate of Washington governor’s mansion in Olympia. Reports say some are armed pic.twitter.com/ogAgurj6ZD
— Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) January 6, 2021