The social media giants Twitter and Facebook have temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s account from further posting after his supporters violently stormed the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
In a statement late Wednesday night, Twitter said that Trumps personal Twitter account will be locked for 12 hours as he violated the platforms violent threats policies and will be permanently suspended if he continues to do so, Xinhua news agency reported.
“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, Facebook vice president of integrity said in a tweet.
A statement from Facebook read: “Weve assessed two policy violations against President Trumps Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.”
Trump recently put out a video asking his supporters to go home but also added that the election was stolen from them.
“We had an election that was stolen from us,” he said.
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