Donald Trump
Twitter said Friday it has permanently suspended
President Donald Trump’s account, citing the risk of further
violence following the assault on the US Capitol by his
supporters.
“After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump
account,” Twitter said in a blog post explaining its decision, “we
have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further
incitement of violence.”
Twitter — Trump’s favorite megaphone — blocked him for 12 hours
after the deadly attack on the US Capitol on Wednesday and
threatened permanent suspension if he continued breaking its
rules.
Trump returned to Twitter late Thursday, posting a video message
that seemed aimed at calming tensions after the mayhem caused by
his supporters.
He acknowledged his presidency was ending and promised a smooth
transition to Joe Biden, although he did not go so far as to
congratulate or even say the name of his successor.
Twitter said at the time it was continuing to watch Trump’s
social media activity to determine whether further action was
needed.
The decision to suspend Trump’s account came after a pair of
tweets on Friday, according to the one-to-many messaging
platform.
In one of the tweets, Trump vowed that none of his supporters
would be “disrespected” and in another he said he would not be
attending Biden’s inauguration on January 20, as is customary.
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“These two Tweets must be read in the context of broader events
in the country and the ways in which the President’s statements can
be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence,
as well as in the context of the pattern of behavior from this
account in recent weeks,” Twitter said.
The company determined the tweets violated its “Glorification of
Violence Policy” and that “user @realDonaldTrump should
be immediately permanently suspended from the service.”
Twitter confirmed that several hundred employees signed a letter
to chief executive Jack Dorsey saying they were disturbed by the
“insurrection” carried out by Trump supporters who had been rallied
by the president.
The employees called for Twitter to assess the role its platform
played in Wednesday’s events.
“Twitter encourages an open dialogue between our leadership and
employees, and we welcome our employees to express their thoughts
and concerns in whichever manner feels right to them,” a company
spokesperson said of the letter.
AFP
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