Phrases like giving his supporters a “GIANT VOICE long into the future” and that “they will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” is also potentially threatening language, says Twitter. Picture: Eric Baradat / Twitter.įurthermore, Mr Trump’s repeated usage of the words “American Patriots” was also seen as giving support “for those committing violent acts at the US Capitol”. The President’s personal Twitter account has been completely deleted, despite this, the official government Twitter accounts of the and are still active. The statement from Twitter also said there was cause for concern as plans for “future armed protests” have already begun circulating on and off Twitter, including a “proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state Capitol buildings on January 17, 2021”. “The second tweet may also serve as encouragement to those potentially considering violent acts that the Inauguration would be a ‘safe’ target, as he will not be attending.” “President Trump’s statement that he will not be attending the Inauguration is being received by a number of his supporters as further confirmation that the election was not legitimate,” read a blog post released by Twitter. “highly likely” to encourage and inspire people to replicate the criminal acts which took place in Washington DC and led to the death of five people.Īssessing exactly how Mr Trump’s final two tweets could have incited violence, the social media platform was particularly concerned over the President’s actions to not attend Mr Biden’s Inauguration. The social media platform said his final tweets violated their Glorification of Violence policy which works to ensure content doesn’t inspire others to replicate violent acts.
RELATED: ‘Dark sign’ US danger is just beginningĮxplaining the permanent suspension of Mr Trump’s account, Twitter said it was mainly due to fears his tweets would risk the “further incitement of violence”. RELATED: Follow our live coverage of the chaos unfolding in the US here However after countless controversial tweets filled with varying levels of factual inaccuracy, outrage and offence (to put it lightly), it was those 313 characters which caused the social media giant to act. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.” They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” he tweeted. “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. Soon after however, he shared another Twitter tirade, where he announced he would not be attending Joe Biden’s Inauguration, making him the first outgoing president to do so since 1869. The move happened just days after Mr Trump was allowed back on the platform following a 12 hour lockdown.
Social media giant Twitter has confirmed the account of US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended after violating policies around the glorification of violence.
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