Trump loses social media megaphone as Facebook, Twitter act
Sarah Frier and Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg News
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Facebook Inc. and other internet giants stripped Donald Trump of his social media megaphone after his online posts encouraged violent rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol, an unprecedented move that will leave the president without one of his favorite and most volatile powers in his final days in office.
Facebook on Thursday said it was extending a ban on Trumpâs posts âindefinitely,â or for at least two weeks, until President-elect Joe Biden takes over. Snap Inc. has also banned the president from posting on its Snapchat app until further notice, while Twitter put the president on a 12-hour hold after requiring him to delete tweets that supported the rioters, and warned that he may be banned permanently. Twitch, the live-streaming service owned by A
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Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on U.S. President Donald Trump s accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said.
The decision comes after Facebook announced on Wednesday it would lock Trump s account for 24 hours as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol. We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on US President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said.
The decision comes after Facebook announced on Wednesday it would lock Trump’s account for 24 hours as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his unsupported claims about the US presidential election and hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Facebook Worries Smaller Rivals With Openness on Liability By Todd Shields and Ben Brody | December 28, 2020
Facebook Inc. says it’s time to rethink the legal immunity that protects it from lawsuits over what users post online, a position that’s leaving smaller websites concerned about the cost of accepting more responsibility for what appears on their platforms.
The social-media giant has been prominent in the debate in Washington over the liability shield contained in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which may be the subject of a proposal by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in coming days.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a defense bill in part because lawmakers refused to include a repeal of the protections. Congress is planning to override the veto, but lawmakers have said they want to address the liability shield in the coming term.
The social media company’s new position regarding liability regulations for content posted through its platform has concerned smaller websites without the same legal firepower and deep pockets.