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posted by requerdanos on Saturday January 09 2021, @01:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the twitter-and-facebook-and-twitch-and-snapchat-and... dept.

Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account:

US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company says.

Twitter said the decision was made "after close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them".

Mr Trump had earlier been locked out of his account for 12 hours.

Twitter then said that it would ban Mr Trump "permanently" if he breached the platform's rules again.

Reacting to the permanent ban, Trump 2020 campaign adviser Jason Miller tweeted: "Disgusting... if you don't think they're coming for you next, you're wrong."

It comes after Mr Trump tweeted several messages on Wednesday, calling the people who stormed the US Capitol "patriots".

Hundreds of his supporters entered the Capitol building as the US Congress attempted to certify Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election. The ensuing violence led to the deaths of four civilians and a police officer.

The siege took place just hours after Trump addressed supporters and told them: "We will never give up; we will never concede."

[...] On Thursday, Facebook said it had suspended Mr Trump "indefinitely". The popular gaming platform Twitch also placed an indefinite ban on the outgoing president's channel, which he has used for rally broadcasts. So has Snapchat.

Two online Trump memorabilia stores were closed this week by e-commerce company Shopify. On Friday, Reddit banned its "donaldtrump" forum for the president's supporters.

[...] The big question now is, can Trumpism survive without the backing of mainstream media? Or will it simply slip into the shadows of the internet?

(Emphasis retained from original.)

Also at Ars Technica, CNET

Full Twitter explanation at: blog.twitter.com

Pro-Trump Rioters Breached US Capitol; EC Confirms Biden; Trump "Responds"; Dems Win GA [Updates: 2]


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 10 2021, @07:04AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 10 2021, @07:04AM (#1097820)

    No one of any particular account. Why do you ask?

    Because if you are nobody, you'll get what the entertainment companies choose to give you.

    No, I don't think "entertainment companies" are really telling me the truth. I think entertainment companies are for...wait for it!...entertainment. Instead, I turn to journalists and reporters for my news and information.

    Who are working for entertainment companies. In any case, you will get what the corporate ownership chooses to give you.

    Why do you have so little respect for yourself that you would willingly accept a comforting lie rather than uncomfortable truths? Why do you despise yourself so much?

    Right back at you.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 11 2021, @07:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 11 2021, @07:04AM (#1098175)

    Because if you are nobody, you'll get what the entertainment companies choose to give you.

    My! What a poor deluded little stooge you are! You may find this incredible but, unlike you apparently, I don't just accept whatever is handed to me. True, it requires that I critically evaluate the source and the content of my information but I find this extra work to be well worth the effort.

    Right back at you.

    I dunno. I was hoping you would give us...something...more. This has been a disappointment.