US ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols
THE dramatic scenes of chaos and violence which engulfed the Capitol Hill in Washington DC on January 6, leaving five people dead and many injured as supporters of United States President Donald Trump sought to stop the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory by the House of Representatives and Senate, serve as a reminder that all is far from well within the US, which posits itself as the self-styled leader of the world, a Cabinet minister has said.
Peeved by a stinging electoral defeat to Mr Biden, a Democrat, outgoing Republican President Trump incited his supporters to storm Capitol building last week, leading to an unprecedented orgy of violence.
Social media giant, Twitter Inc, on Friday, permanently banned United States President Donald Trump's account with over 85 million followers, for repeated |
Twitter has permanently suspended the United States President Donald Trump’s account for inciting violence.
The social media network made this known in a blog post titled ‘Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump’ on Friday.
“After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
“In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action. Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly. It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open.
Risk of further incitement : Twitter s full statement on why it permanently suspended Donald Trump s account
Twitter, while announcing its decision to permanently suspend Trump s account, cited plans circulating online for future armed protests around the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden
Jan 09, 2021 09:27:17 IST
Twitter on Friday banned United States President Donald Trump s account, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence following the violence at the Capitol on Wednesday.
In a detailed explanation posted on its blog, the company said Trump s recent tweets amounted to glorification of violence when read in the context of the Capitol violence. Twitter also cited plans circulating online for future armed protests around the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden.