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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
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday January 09 2021, @11:29PM (4 children)
No, we will not. Speech, like guns, does not kill people.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Sunday January 10 2021, @12:14AM (1 child)
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday January 10 2021, @10:16PM
Easy to say period. You have your priorities list and liberty is obviously not at the top like it is on mine.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 10 2021, @01:37AM (1 child)
Yeah, right! It is the bullets and the words that do the actual killing part! Good point, Buzzard!
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday January 10 2021, @10:15PM
No, it's the people. At least until our AI-controlled robot overlords arrive.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.